Brunch Burgers and Boats

Last weekend, D and I met up for brunch.

Or, at least that was the plan.

But our intended brunch spot had a line that wrapped around the block, so we ended up at an Irish pub called The Dead Poet, which doesn't really have a brunch menu.   However, they did have $5 mimosas and bloody marys.  So we happily ordered those and, in the spirit of the time of day, we both got the Breakfast Burger.

A beef patty topped with American cheese, bacon, and an over-easy egg.  Delicious, and a genius way to combine three of the greatest b-words in the English language:  breakfast, bacon, and burgers.

We also split an order of fried dill pickles.....which were so amazing that I forgot all about taking a photo until we were down to the last one.  I hope that you'll forgive me.

As we ate our extremely healthy meal, we chatted about what we had been up to in recent months as well as our summer plans, and then said our goodbyes, since D had to go and see some friends off at the airport. It was a gorgeous day though, and I felt the need to enjoy it while also walking off some of the damage done at breakfast.  So I moseyed over to Riverside Park.

I think that Riverside is often overlooked as far as parks go in New York;  Central Park often steals its thunder.  But Riverside has some really great trees, pretty views of the Hudson, and fewer tourists.

As you walk under these particular trees, you start to sense their magic....as if they could come alive at any moment and clutch you within their branches.

 Once they deem fit to release you, you continue on past the enchanted bridge.

And through the tunnel to the river.

As you gaze out over the water, you can see a number of sturdy-looking vessels and that magical land of.....New Jersey.

 Perhaps it's best to just lose yourself in looking at the sparkling water that's right in front of you....
























Or take a stroll along the water's edge.

After briefly considering becoming a pirate, commandeering a boat, and traveling to South America, you decide that an afternoon nap sounds a bit less ambitious, and head back into the shade of the trees.

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