Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
Another flower post – this time from a walk around the lake.
Bluebells?
Yellow flowers. I’ve no idea what they are.
I imagine that this is technically a blossom rather than a flower. Don’t know what kind
Fiddlehead fern – again not a flower
No flowers here either. Don’t know why I called this post flowers around the lake.
Eirah enjoys her Mother’s Day lunch.
Mother’s day lunch at the Clock Tower Grill in Brewster. It’s a farm to table restaurant in a new shopping area designed to look like a village square. The restaurant itself is in a renovated barn and has a nice outdoor seating area. The food was very good.
The Clock Tower
The Clock Tower Grill
Interior Shot
The Moonbean Cafe is one of my favorite hangouts. Situated in Briarcliff Manor it’s a pleasant old house converted into a cafe and coffee shop. In nice weather I like to sit outside on the porch – reading, sipping coffee and watching the world go by. One day I was sitting there when I noticed this lamp hanging from a tree just outside. I liked the background of the red leaves. Although the pictures is not quite what I had envisioned I still like it.
The River Rose.
As we continued our ride back home from the Gomez Mill House my wife started to get hungry. She’s a very regular eater and if it goes past her normal time to eat she starts to get cranky. So we had to urgently find somewhere to eat. We ended up at the Newburgh waterfront. What a pleasant surprise. Much of Newburgh is run down and somewhat unpleasant looking. I suppose this is typical of many old Hudson river towns. As you drive through you come across very pleasant “enclaves”. I mentioned one in an earlier post: Washington’s Headquarters. Newburgh waterfront is another one. There are a number of interesting looking restaurants, all with spectacular views of the Hudson. We ate outside on the terrace of Torches on the Hudson. While not spectacular the food was decent lunch fare. The service was excellent and they had a nice selection of craft beers.
Watching the Hudson.
Seagulls and the River Rose.
Jetty
Hudson view looking south with the Newburgh Beacon bridge in the background.
Outdoor terrace at Torches on the Hudson.
Eirah enjoys her crabcakes.
Front view with radiator
On the way back from the Gomez Mill House we stopped a nursery cum farm store on the side of the road. This magnificent old car was in the parking area. They don’t make ’em like this any more. From the insignia on the car it’s an old La Salle. Although I was once very much into old cars I know more about the British marques than I do about their US counterparts. Lovely old car though.
Radiator and headlights
Hood ornament. Imagine getting skewered on this! You can see why hood ornaments have disappeared.
Side grill.
Wheel. If you look carefully you can see our dog Jackson reflected in the shiny hub cap.