Last weekend the woman and I took the Triumph for its first real ride up to Pawling to celebrate our countries independence in the woods. Riding 70-80mph up the Taconic through green woods, over reservoirs, and around tightly packed rolling hills was heaven. Oh and the time up in Pawling was great, too. (Chopping down trees, building bonfires and generally cultivating rough manly hands.)

I need to remember to both visit my friend in Pawling more often and just plain get out there and ride away from the city more often.

(photo by Jay Erickson)

Maybe these are getting better… Hmm… I need to remember to keep trying.

Yeah, another painting… but it’s taking me too long to find time to paint.

I need to remember to make time…

This one seems a little different from the others as it sports strokes with more of a certain drunken insanity, but oh well… I really need to remember to keep trying to paint more often.

So, I had the pleasure of being invited to my friend Jay and his new wife Sacha’s wedding up in Connecticut last weekend.

It was a truly amazing event including more than 300 people, a Russian Orthodox ceremony complete with levetating crowns and walking in circles, something like a 10 piece funk band that was excellent at whipping the guests up into a dancing frenzy, exceptional food including oysters and filet minon, unbelievable surroundings in the woods of Connecticut, and, much to my enjoyment, bottomless Veuve Clicquot.

I should remember their anniversary is September 3rd.