Tuesday, December 16, 2003
A half pound of Sumatra Italian roasted beans make a nest for a very tasty French pressed brew in a Euro design glass and steel espresso cup. I personally prefer clay fired cups but this cup was on hand and fit the need.
This was to be “Black on black”, so I grabbed a half pound of the Mystic Coffee Roasters darkest bean that had a light to medium oil sheen to it. (More sheen would have been a nightmare to light I think, especially as no roast is perfectly even across all its beans), had a pleasant aroma, and decent taste, but was not a decaf bean. Those criteria earned me a few really strange looks from the guy on the other side of the counter, until I told him my first purpose for the beans. Then he got right into it and steered me to the best 3 choices from which I—of course—chose a slightly more expensive one that also has a reputation for a good taste.
Monday, December 15, 2003
December 2nd, Mystic held a Christmas Stroll along with the lighting of the town Christmas Tree, and a parade of decorated boats along the river. (Must have torked anybody not aware of what was going on as the bridge was up for over an hour!) I got pictures of the boats, a few pictures of Irish folk dancers that were performing and a few of other stuff from the evening. I have put all of those images in a new sub-album of the gallery: Christmas Stroll.
Monday, December 15, 2003
Had a few requests for more shots of the African Penguins from the Mystic Aquarium. I really do need to get back out there real soon (haven’t been yet this month!) hopefully with a tripod and maybe even some rented glass. In the mean time here is another shot from about a month ago.
Last nights snow was followed by sleet and rain—which proved too much for the snow. I had planned on trying to get out early to get some shots of the snow, especially on the rock formations and in the forests near here. I ended up waking up later than I wanted too, but it would have been no use anyways—almost every bit of the 4 or 5″ we had last night around 11pm was washed away by the rain. A few patches here and there, mostly where the shovels piled it, but that’s it.
Sunday, December 14, 2003
This shot is from outside the steak house at Olde Mistick Village — two old wagon wheel hoops draped in the recent snow. Actually this is from last weeks snow, which had just completely melted away as of yesterday. There are still a few spots where the snow plows had made large mounds, but that’s it. Today it started snowing again, beautiful big flakes coating everything in a white blanket. The prediction is for 5–6″ by tomorrow morning. I love it! Of course some folks are having issues driving in it, but hey we can walk to anything we need so…
Saturday, December 13, 2003
A small tree nestled against one of the buildings at Olde Mistick Villiage after a recent snow storm. It seems perfectly draped in snow. Working on getting snow exposures correct. Looks like I will have plenty of practice.
