the morgan library and new york public library

morgan cat

new york public library 

patience or fortitude?

Last Saturday I took my own library tour of New York City.

The Morgan is my new favorite place;

complete with secret passage ways and tiers of walnut bookcases

it's intimate, mysterious and romantic all at the same time.

The New York Public Library was crowded 

but still a grand room to visit.

sigh…books

xo, j

more snow...

downy woodpecker

Yes, today we received about 5" of snow.

The roads and sidewalks are messy and difficult to clear,

there is no where to put all the white stuff!

I went into work and then stopped by 

my local library to pay off an over due fine.

Their computers were down so I couldn't check out any books.

sigh…

The Downy Woodpecker is a very shy bird 

so this was the one photo I could take before it flew back to the trees.

Today I registered with Cornell University to be a bird counter.

It's late in the season to start but I will automatically be set up for next year.

xo, j

New York City

5th Avenue

Grand Central Terminal - 100 years old

New York Public Library

Temple of Dendur - Metropolitan Museum of Art

Central Park

Times Square

D and I spent a very cold day in New York City yesterday.

The temperature was in the 20's with wind gusts up to 50mph

making it feel like single digits.

On 77th Street we actually saw a woman knocked over by a gust of wind!

There was a Matisse show at the Met that I was very excited to see.

Despite the sub-freezing temperatures we had a great time.

Maybe next time my other brother will be able to join us.

Pearl S. Buck House

small library

Camellia greenhouse

I went for a ride today and ended up at Green Hills Farm,

also known as the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark.

Pearl Buck is best known for her book The Good Earth.

A large restoration project was just completed on the home earlier this year.

I didn't have time to tour the inside of the house but was

able to sneak a photo of the small library through a side door window.

(I'm rather smitten with that rose colored chair.)

The grounds were immaculate.

I doubt a squirrel or rabbit would dare to brave that green lawn!