…to be continued.

We went to Mass Moca in the Berkshires over the weekend for some good times.

The space and art at Mass Moca were decent, but the Dia Beacon is still my favorite. I guess I still prefer New York state over Massachusetts. Anyway, it was a rainy afternoon and most of us were barely awake. But it was still nice to get out of the city for some fresh air.

AND… I had this awesome ginger beverage. Believe me, this was worth the trip.

I woke up this-post-4-day-weekend-morning to a phone call from the receptionist at my periodontist’s office, calling to re-schedule an appointment I had made for an osseous surgery. I had a surprise wisdom tooth extraction at 12pm today and my body is still in shock.

Happy Monday.

@ the MOMA

This is the first whole watermelon I have ever purchased. I paid $3.49 at Fairway for this 4-pound cutie. She is about 10 inches tall and 8 inches wide.

I think I probably had watermelon twice since I moved to New York. Maybe some other times when I get the Fried Pork Belly with Watermelon at Fatty Crab. Watermelon is the most unpractical fruit to purchase in New York City. It is heavy to carry back to the apartment. It is expensive here. There is no space in the fridge for this big thing. There is no counter space to cut it. I don’t even have plates that are big enough to serve the big slices I like to have.

I like to think of my little watermelon as a couture piece of fruit.

Other watermelon news for today:  Lessons from the square melon »

I am a little late at bloggin’ about this one… but who goes to Midtown east anyway?

I love Hello Kitty & friends and you can see them in front of the Lever House on Park Avenue, between 53rd and 54th.

I just got back from Montauk tonight… beautiful beaches and yummy seafood… which reminds me…here are some photos from the aquarium in Baltimore from last weekend.
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I haven’t really listened to these guys in over 6 years. After last night’s concert…. the conclusion: they still got it. This dancer is pretty awesome, too…

Working in midtown means tall buildings, tourists, lack of good food and lots of fountains funded and built by big corporations. I have a soft spot for these big corporate fountains. Some nights during the summer, I walk through midtown just so I can take some time to sit next to them.

This one is between 54th and 55th on 6th Avenue, it has a twin on the south side of the block.  The dandelion shape is just really cute. When it is windy like yesterday, you can stand next to it and let the chemical-scented-not-safe-for-drinking fountain water spray all over you. Like dandelions in the wind.

Have you been to Central Park lately? There was this light flowery smell in the humid air even before I got inside the park this morning. The scent continued throughout the walk in the park and I couldn’t identify it. The smell was so pleasant and made the walk even more enjoyable than it already was.

This tree by the 7th Avenue exit sidewalk had an overgrown branch for weeks. I guess someone finally trimmed it so people don’t have to lower their heads to pass. Anyway, as I am about to exit the park, I looked up and saw this tree and discovered the nice smell is coming from its little flowers. The flowers are clusters growing from the middle of a leaf. Very strange. I saw the same flower/leaf over the weekend by the waters in Baltimore. The flowers there had fallen out of the trees and were perfumeless, dead and dry. It is amazing that the climate and plant flowering patterns can be so different between 2 cities that are less than 200 miles apart.

I had to identify this tree so I took a sample and googled around for a while. It wasn’t an easy search but I finally identified it as a linden tree (Tilia cordata)!

I should have been a botanist.