How I Handel The Cold, and other Notes on Newport.
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Imagine my shock, horror, and dismay when I learned that La Petite Auberge is now a Mexican food joint. Sadly, these things happen when the market for $40 escargot dries up.
Actually, La Petite Auberge was one of those places we went to just once or twice, and only on extra, extra special occasions, like during the week right before we were married. It’s gone now, but that’s 
OK, we probably wouldn’t have done any more than walk past the door for a sniff of the Cailles Farcie au Foie Gras. All wicked expensive things must come to an end. Except maybe gasoline.
Meals are always a concern for us diabetics, but especially so when we’re on the road. Here in Newport Nancy & I have fallen into a ritual of 6:00am coffee from the Dunkin’ Donuts next door to the hotel. I sneak a few sips of orange juice for some “C” while I’m at it, and start the day’s carb counting. By the time I get back with our java, I need something to thaw me out. So I heat up some H2O in the coffee maker in the room, and make myself some instant oat meal.
On that score, the temps have plummeted from the 50s when we first arrived, down into the teens last night, and there is snow in the forecast for tomorrow. I’ve developed a cold that has me feeling exquisitely rotten, but I ventured out anyway last night to take advantage of something that I may never have another crack at: shooting a lunar eclipse with the beautifully illuminated steeple of Trinity Episcopal Church in the foreground.
With a borrowed tripod and dressed like Randy, the little brother in A Christmas Story, I made my way over to Queen Anne Square, where the church is wrapping up its third century on the corner of Spring and Church Streets as one of the most recognizable landmarks on the Newport skyline. I’m told that some of the notable figures who have visited the structure include George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II, and that Trinity’s organ was once played in England by George Frideric Handel before being delivered to Newport.
Whenever Nancy inquires as to why a particular task du jour has gone unfinished, my stock response is always, “No job is ever as simple or as straightforward as it originally appears to be.” This is true whether you’re swapping out an empty reservoir, or taking a simple picture of a steeple and the moon. Something always adds at least a little to complicate things. In last night’s case, I had failed to account for the many mature trees that guard portions of the church’s perimeter. Fortunately, most trees are not in bloom on February 20th, so their interference wasn’t altogether crushing. But while the building itself was relatively unobstructed; the night sky was full of quick-moving clouds that obscured the moon above them. Objects in motion can help or hinder a long exposure photograph. In this case, it was the latter.
At a little after 10:00pm I had located the one spot where the tree branches were at a minimum and the moon was still able to be framed along with the steeple. In the freezing darkness, I worked with a penlight clenched in my teeth. A fellow wearing not much more than a jogging suit was walking his dog, and we exchanged derisive comments about the cold. After a few more minutes, between dealing with my nasty cold symptoms and bracketing a bunch of pictures, I decided that my evening was complete, and that I could return to the hotel having done everything in my power to make myself even sicker than I already was.
Today I am still feeling like crap, but thankfully no worse than last night. So my plan is to venture across the street to Panera Bread in a few minutes for some nice hot soup and a tasty sandwich. I owe them at least that much for having the best free Wi-Fi in the city. ;^)
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Reader Comments (10)
It's a little hard to see in the picture, but it does look like you have a good picture of last night's lunar eclipse.
Hi Aaron. Thanks for stopping by.
Fantastic photo!
Thank you, Colleen. At first, I was hesitant to go out and freeze, but then I figured that later on I would regret not putting in an effort. The next lunar eclipse is in December 2010, and the chances of me being in striking distance of Newport (one of my favorite cities) are very uncertain.
I'm glad I suffered a low last night. Low temperature, that is!.
Great Photo of the Eclipse and the Steeple.
Thanx for freezing your "assets" off to capture the shot!
Thanks, Kelly. I'm warm & toasty tonight, and very glad I didn't pass up the opportunity.
Hey Jeff!
Hope you are feeling better soon.
That photo is incredible!
Hi Scott. Thanks for commenting. I'm feeling a lot better today.
Love the steeple picture. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Thanks Donna. I do feel better going into the weekend. So far this week, we've seen Newport in 55 degree temps, fog/mist, bright sunshine, no wind, high wind, temps barely above 10 degrees, slushy/wet snow, and the lunar eclipse. The only reason we're staying another day is to see what'll happen next!