Mondaze

Since I managed to finish moving in (okay, there are still some lawn chairs and such in my car if I'm being honest) I've been cooking and getting to explore a little bit. Unfortunately I haven't snagged any bird pictures yet, but I'm sure we'll all have our fill of avian photography by the time my stint here is up. Until then my second great passion: food.




Roasted green beans with lemon, chicken parmesan, and Irish cheddar ravioli

Paired with Bota Box Old Vine Zinfandel ;)

With suggestions from co-workers we headed out Saturday night to a local dive bar for some live music. The little group was really great and played some Eagles, country, and folky type music- exactly my scene. We hope to catch them again throughout the summer. We made friends with some locals at the bar - furthering our role as "basically locals". After the duo we headed over to a bar filled with air hockey tables, darts, pool, jenga, etc. That was a really fun place to hang out and literally play games. We'll be frequenting the dart boards as well this summer!



Sunday Brunch. I will be working Sundays for the season, so Emily and I decided to take advantage of both having Sunday off with no other housemates! We coordinated on this wonderful feast. Definitely not the last time we'll be brunching on the island!

These New Englanders are making sure I get real Vermont maple syrup and Ben & Jerry's ice cream (I still love you Braums).

Fret not, Monday morning breakfast was back to the usual.

I worked a long Monday and was brainstorming all day what I could make with the ingredients I had at home. The conclusion was chicken and dumplings with purple, white, and orange carrots, asparagus, and celery. I was so tired I just mixed a bunch of stuff together and hoped for the best. Conclusion: definitely edible. 

I have a lot of work cut out for me this season. In addition to a lot of locations to keep straight, long days, and working in the sun, it's also pretty labor intensive. It looks like I'll be asleep by 9:30 tonight!



Early morning on the water.



There will be plenty of photos of the Edgartown Lighthouse to come.



And with that, good night barn and good night moon.