"Doubt"

Today begins my last week commuting in New York City after a major life-changing nine years.

The song is "Doubt" by Wye Oak, and it was on my headphones when I took this shot.

It's gonna be a heavy week.

one of the things I will miss...

We get to watch some of the best sunsets over New York City every evening from our place in Astoria, definitely one of the things I will miss when we no longer live in town. There's a lot of that recently, realizing what we will miss and not miss about city life. I will miss my friends and mentors in Central Park, the best volunteers in the world, all my horticultural connections around town, and the invaluable people watching that NYC offers, though I have to say I don't think I'll miss the packed mass transit and steamy concrete jungle soon to be back in effect. It will be hard to go, in part, but we know we will return to get that shot in the arm when we are getting a bit too stir crazy in the country. I imagine once you have lived in a place like New York City a little part of it will always be in you.

packaging genius?

Came across Biofeel this afternoon at our local grocery store. Great to photograph, as I am a total sucker for bizarre packaging, but I can't say I'm necessarily dying to try it. Hmm.

apparently it's dinner time

...enter Melvin, aka the Fuzz.

none too pleased

Apparently the woods got wind that I was leaving today and were none too pleased with me. Or as I read recently, "to err is human, to arr is pirate". Arr!

another pretty drive in Lancaster County, PA

Headed down to PA to celebrate my wife's grandfather's 96th birthday. After a huge family feast in Ronks we had a beautiful drive back to Lititz taking Gramma and Grampa back home. We should all be so lucky to live such healthy and long lives as Howard and Hilda Good. God bless them. Born on February 29th, a true leap year baby, I want to wish my new grandfather a very happy 24th!

Today is the day...

After three and a half sensational years helping to maintain and improve Central Park today is the day I give notice that I am leaving the Central Park Conservancy and officially begin the career shift back to the eastern end of Long Island. Standing near the North Meadow Rec Center looking west as the sunrise begins to wash over the west side, it's going to be a heavy day for sure.

Krissy's new wheels

We realize moving back to the country that we are going to need a second car so my wife, proud daughter of a military man, was thrilled when we finally figured out her new set of wheels!

Every time we go east we pass this old M60 tank in Wainscott, NY, and after enough passes we knew we had to take a funny shot and see if we could get a chuckle out of Krissy's dad. Success.

lamb chops a la Richie

When my father asks if you want to come over for dinner, trust me, you say yes!

Eventually these would be broiled to perfection and served with a deliciously garlic-intensive broccoli rabe and baby Yukon Gold potatoes roasted with small white onions and herbs. ...and that was just the entree. ;-)

Harley dog!

We were east again and this time we got to see our friends who we hope might soon be our neighbors. Not to mention we got to see our favorite of the mini dogs, Harley.
Part wookie, part ewok, all fuzz, just hysterical.

subway evening sky