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Sunday at the Cloisters

When we woke up on Sunday, it was such a marvelous day that we decided to jump into the city for a quick tour of the Cloisters.

We shared a couple of brunches at the New Leaf Cafe and walked through the park. When we were in the museum, we checked out the gardens and the fabulous view.

Jonah and I took pictures, because the lighting is just perfect in there. I showed Jonah how to focus and line up his shots and he took some strange pictures of the little signs that identified the various herbs in the gardens.

During the closing credits of Rain Man, they show the photographs taken by the Dustin Hoffman character. Jonah's pictures are often like that. He takes pictures of cartoons on the TV and his shadow and things. Love it. Here are my pictures.

Weekend Journal

Despite the fact, we chose to spend the near perfect day yesterday in the city, Steve and I have been thinking a lot about the country lately.

Caught the Wings

We took the kids to the Cloisters yesterday. Jonah and I took a ton of photographs. This photo is from one of their many gardens. Take a good look at the bee in the second photograph.

Weekend Journal

Just regrouping after a really fabulous weekend with the kids. I need to settle down and get work done, but first I need a brain-dump on the blog.

Midweek Journal

This week, my mom has been babysitting Ian in the morning, and I've been hanging out with him in the afternoons. It has been perfect. It has been enough time to feel like I have made progress on my project. And you don't really need more time than that. After about four hours of solid work in front of a computer, you're really just playing around. It's best to be very efficient for a few hours, then walk away and have fun. Here are some of the fun things that we've been doing:

Weekend Journal

It was a perfectly lovely weekend, so Steve and I went in different directions.

BLTs

The kids and I went to the local farmer's market yesterday and scored fresh tomatoes, lettuce, garlic, radishes, mozzarella, and pickles. 

Midweek Journal

This is the last day of school for the kids. Now the fun and games begin.

Weekend Journal

Random, spoon, and Up.

Midweek Journal

This morning I was tossing Ian up in the air, when I caught him wrong and wrenched my back. Perhaps it is time to admit that he's no longer a baby, but a seven year old who weighs nearly 50 pounds.