Photographs and thoughts on photography and camera collecting
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.
A door in the wall.
An earlier post described our recent visit to the Gomez Mill House. Here are a few black and whites from the same trip
Old machinery. I’m not sure what this is – maybe a printing press?
Old cabinet. It was in the same area as the machinery above so I imagine they are probably connected. Maybe stored the type for the printing press?
Fork and shovel.
Grinding Stone?
According to its web site “The Oldest Jewish Dwelling in North America”:
In 1714, Early American Jewish leader, Luis Moses Gomez, built a fieldstone blockhouse to conduct trade and maintain provisions on his 6500 acre property in the Mid-Hudson region as an extension of his successful enterprises in Colonial New York. From these roots and through nearly 300 years of American history, Gomez Mill House evolved as home to American Revolutionary patriot and Orange County leader, Wolfert Acker; 19th century gentleman farmer and conservationist, William Henry Armstrong; Arts and Crafts artisan and paper historian Dard Hunter; and 20th century social activist, Martha Gruening.
Our timing was wrong an we would have had to wait some time for the next house tour so unfortunately we weren’t able to do that. I’m sure it would have been interesting. The mill is very picturesque though.
Wreath
Tulips by the entrance
Front facade of the house
Bridge to the mill
Mill Pond and Mill
Waterwheel and cascade