Coming home.

Golden hour at the 2 Taste Wine Bar in Hyde Park. Omfg, fantastical food. Granted, most everything we’ve eaten at up here (all highly rated and/or heartily suggested) has been total crap. This however, was not. The blue crab / duck confit with whipped potatoes, port reduction, pickled caramelized onion and green beans special was amazing; and the filet was worth half again what they were charging based on taste alone.

I highly recommend if anywhere near town.

The B&B we stayed in, the Journey Inn, was also lovely.

And what a nice backyard to have. The Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park NY.

The side bar at Webster Hall. We saw Helmet – good; a band we didn’t know, Ume – also good; and the Toadies – rocked it. Totally didn’t expect them to kick that much ass. So much so, I had to dig up my old CD for a re-listen.

The venue was great, too. Bits of leftover old cool architecture, a second huge bar with lots of stools, a combined really open bathroom that doesn’t promote lolly gagging, a bathroom attendant selling candy & sundries, old school bouncy main floor, killer lighting & sound, and huge fans.

A great intro to concerts in our new home.

Why am I an Apple fan girl? In part, because they make such damn pretty products. Also, I’ve heard this battery charger is the bomb-diggety from multiple sources.

Castor canadensis (aka the North American Beaver)

Over the weekend we found a superawesome store in SoHo specializing in skulls, exploded (Beauchene) models, and bits of natural elements.

Needless to say, I want everything in there, including the $2800 Allosaurus skull cast.

The Natural History section of our living room.

Put a bird on it … SoHo.

Lobster sandwich from the Red Hook Lobster Pound. Fantastical.

Evening stroll @ Coney.