Reasons to be Cheerful

[Wilfrid]

Tuesdays and Saturdays through February, the Met is offering a walking tour for members that visits five works of art related to Black history. I went along, mainly curious about what would be selected along with maybe a dozen other people.

One was Winslow Homer's amazing "Gulf Stream." The docent was explaining the geography of the stream itself and used the phrase "Gulf of Mexico." She was not expecting the round of applause she got.

[backyardchef]

My wife is busily working on the re-opening of The Frick Collection and the expanded public spaces. 

 

https://blooloop.com/museum/news/frick-collection-reopening-date/

[splinky]

1 hour ago, backyardchef said:

My wife is busily working on the re-opening of The Frick Collection and the expanded public spaces. 

 

https://blooloop.com/museum/news/frick-collection-reopening-date/

i used to work across the street from the Frick and spent many breaks and lunch hours there. i'm looking forward to the re-opening

[backyardchef]

22 hours ago, splinky said:

i used to work across the street from the Frick and spent many breaks and lunch hours there. i'm looking forward to the re-opening

It was my late Mother's favorite museum, too. It's a beautiful space. 

[Wilfrid]

One of those rare museums you can enjoy without even looking at the art.

[Wilfrid]

Today is the 28th anniversary of my residence in New York City. Happy anniversary to me.

[relbbaddoof]

Giuliani, Bloomberg, de Blasio, Adams. Quite a crew. (Although there's one passable human there.)

[StephanieL]

Being able to buy really good pan dulce out of the back of a truck. 4 pieces cost me $6.50.

[small h]

Found a bottle of green Chartreuse at the not Trader Joe’s wine store on 14th and 3rd.

[MitchW]

36 minutes ago, small h said:

Found a bottle of green Chartreuse at the not Trader Joe’s wine store on 14th and 3rd.

What’s the tariff?

[small h]

36 minutes ago, MitchW said:

What’s the tariff?

$75! Totally reasonable!

[Wilfrid]

Liquor store across the street now has plenty of Green and Yellow Chartreuse. Maybe one reason it has plenty is that the price has reached $79.99.

[hollywood]

Those greedy monks!

[maison rustique]

My evening chorale:

 

House Sparrow

Carolina Wren

American Robin

Dark-eyed Junco

Brown-headed Cowbird

Northern Cardinal

 

[maison rustique]

And last night's entertainment was provided by:

 

Barred Owl

House Sparrow

Northern Cardinal

White-throated Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Black-capped Chickadee

[Wilfrid]

Codex Books (Bowery end of Bleecker) continues to surprise me. It's on my circuit to browse once every few weeks but I rarely have cause to buy. Last year, though, I found a lovely first US edition of Morante's Aracoeli.

Today, I couldn't believe my eyes. In perfect condition (absent dust jacket) US first edition of Patrick Hamilton's Twopence Colored (1928), long out of print. I never expected that. (I read a library edition years ago, probably from the London Library when I lived there.)

If Hamilton sounds familiar, his most successful plays became huge movies, Gaslight and Rope. Yes, "gaslighting" is his unanticipated legacy.

[small h]

4 hours ago, Wilfrid said:

"gaslighting" is his unanticipated legacy

That's a pretty great legacy.

[Wilfrid]

If only he had known.

[maison rustique]

The birds must be enjoying a break from the cold and wind, too.

 

Tonight's visitors included:

 

Black-capped Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Eastern Bluebird (Yay! I thought they'd left me!)

Northern Cardinal

White-throated Sparrow

Eastern Towhee

Brown-headed Cowbird

Dark-eyed Junco

House Sparrow

White-breasted Nuthatch

[maison rustique]

I love Springtime (even though it is supposed to get cold and snow again tomorrow).

Northern Cardinal

Barred Owl

Black-capped Chickadee

Brown-headed Cowbird

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Dark-eyed Junco

Carolina Wren

[maison rustique]

This evening I had:

 

American Robin

Dark-eyed Junco

Black-capped Chickadee

Northern Cardinal

House Sparrow

I did not stay out long--this quite windy. And dreadfully windy this morning with temps dropping like a rock and snow coming later this afternoon, so I won't be out recording this evening.

[MitchW]

I actually attempted to, and was successful in, renewing our passports online. 

That included taking the photos and submitting them digitally; on the website, they have so many different requirements for the passport photo that I was certain they were going to be rejected.  But - they weren't! (I used a "real" camera and a tripod, as I was not having great luck with the iPhone).

[Wilfrid]

I last did that by email and it did take two rounds of photos before they were accepted.

[StephanieL]

Finding sfingi for St. Joseph's Day today.  I haven't had one of those since I left New York.

[small h]

Going to Costco tomorrow! Very excited. Yes, I am very basic.

Also, @MitchW, Vin Vero has both green and yellow Chartreuse, likely for more than you want to pay. I think they said $90 and $84, but I was very tired and could be wrong. Definitely more than $75, though.