I always forget how much I love the Cloisters, so it’s such a treat on the rare occasions I do make the trek up there.
Saturday afternoon at the Cloisters
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Summer Sunday hiking
Do you know how the tuxedo got its name? Apparently a casino owner from Tuxedo NY was so enamoured of the outfit when he encountered it on a trip to England that he brought the concept home. (I have no idea whether this story is apocryphal or not, but it made for some excellent trail-trivia!)
Six years
Seems hard to believe this was six years ago this morning…
Governor’s Island again
I say “Governor’s Island again”, but truthfully that’s something of a misnomer, since apparently the last time I was there was in 2015. Which is a shame, as a day trip across the water is always such a treat. Just as before, the purpose of our visit was to join a friend’s birthday picnic (the same friend as last time, as it happens), and once again we had a very pleasant day.
Summer evening sounds
Last Saturday we found ourselves at a free evening concert over in Brooklyn. Tom had been at a choir rehearsal earlier in the day, and discovered that a group of friends were going on to Prospect Park to hear the Kronos Quartet, so we decided to join them.
Fishy frolics
I’m not sure whether this will play or not, but in case it does…. here is a short clip of Tom’s fish having fun with a piece of algae wafer. Also keep an eye out for the mad shrimp whizzing about.
A day of two halves
After a spell of oppressively hot and unpleasantly humid weather, we were delighted to note that the forecast for the weekend was offering a reprieve, so we made plans to go walking with a friend. However, he wasn’t going anywhere until the morning football game was over, and since England were playing we felt we ought to show willing, so at just after 10am we found ourselves in a beer hall in Jersey City with a bunch of (mainly) England supporters from both sides of the Atlantic.
(I was drinking coffee.) Continue reading
