another tuesday at the cloisters

we went up to the cloisters again this morning. it was finally cool outside, and felt like autumn. the trees in fort tryon park were changing color and the leaves were starting to fall. 

"brisk" is the word i would use to describe the morning. it felt invigorating after all the humidity we've been having.

our friends marisa and deychen joined us for this visit. we thought they would enjoy listening to "spem in alium numquam habui."

we spent most of the morning and afternoon sitting in cuxa cloister (the museum is comprised of parts of three different cloisters) and enjoying the beautiful weather.

we all start talking and the hours just slip away.

marisa kept pointing at flowers and trying to remember their names. she's familiar with many more than i.

this is pink yarrow . . i found the leaves very interesting.

glossy abelia . . they have the loveliest scent, jasmine-like.

we were on the lookout for early medieval art. this was one of the earliest i saw . . 13th century, 1250, a limestone head . . probably of an angel, from ile-de-france, paris.

we brought our own sandwiches this time (watercress), but had tea and cookies from the cafe.

afterwards we spent the time in the sun in the herb garden. this is a flower from a cotton plant . . 

cotton is just so . . odd.

the view of the george washington bridge from the bonnefont cloister herb garden.

a quince tree . .

i'm not sure what type of jasmine this is. the cloister lists jasminum sambac, but this doesn't look like that type of jasmine at all.

i'm have to research more and post later . .

back at home greg was feeling a lot better and was happy he could sit up and read. he was getting a bit achy lying in bed all the time.