monday monologue - the moon and other things
A long lovely weekend
freezing cold
did not stop me
from
beautifying™
or
socializing
even got to see a couple of good movies
First
there was that moon,
the Hunter
(I've been corrected)
it was the
WOLF moon
(I've been corrected)
it was the
WOLF moon
big and bright
rising early
setting late
last Friday
I caught it on my way home from the office
(here)
the following night I tried again
but clouds hid her from sight
much to my surprise
the following morning
stepping out
of the house
I looked to my right
there she was
still there hanging over the Hudson
I went back in
got the BIG camera
snapping off several shots,
each time fussing with the focus
pinpoint
shotgun
target
finally
a decent shot
but
oh so dark
wait
do you hear those pounding hoofbeats?
its
TopazLabs
to the rescue
sort of
you'll need to click on it to see the foreground
but the detail of the moon itself?
neat, huh
Socializing
Annie and Jules came to play
we had lunch at Atlantic Grill
it was so frickin' freezing
we were lucky to find a parking space 2 blocks from the restaurant
parking?
I hear you say parking?
Jules and Annie drove in from Connecticut
walleye tuna burger and fries
eggs benedict on smoked salmon on a latke (potato pancake)
wild mushroom & asiago ravioli
pancetta, aged balsamic, roasted mission fig
me, Jules and Annie
After lunch we stopped in at the American Folk Art Museum gift shop
Jules models a mask
I found a necklace of hearts
(in the photo there are 3, I only bought 1)
I was
amused
by
and
(except for the moon all the photos were taken with iPhone4)
Movies
got to see
The Descendants
I loved it
Hawaii is almost as nice on the eye as George Clooney
Toonman says its not the best of the year,
he believes The Artist is
also saw
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
a very slow but involving film
the cinematography made me wish I had captured some of the scenes with my camera
I enjoyed having you along
hope you had a good time
I sure did
