One Big Table

So, we finished our 5k, went home, showered, and then got in the car to drive to Lawton, to Sophie's Aunt Marylyn's house. Beautiful little place, lots of good shapes and textures; you could tell it was a place that they'd designed and built themselves. The meal was at the family table, with an extension at one end. No kids table here. Good food, good people. And then we drove back to the city.

Turkey Tracks 5k

I ran in another 5k on Thanksgiving. There were people in costumes and people in crazy hats and people who were a _lot_ more serious about running than I was. My final time was 37 minutes and change. Only had my phone for pictures.

Hunting

In the woods, at least in these woods, the quiet was palpable, thick. I walked out for half an hour, into the thick quiet, and then sat, silent. Leaves falling to the ground were an event. Nothing was moving at first, but then I'd hear something rustling through the leaves. In those woods, in that quiet, there was no way to know if it was 200 yards away or over my left shoulder. I didn't see any deer. Back at camp, my dad was waiting, pistol in hand. It may seem odd to hunt with a revolver, but I've seen him consistently hit at 200 yards, which is about as far as I trust my own aim with a rifle. He'd set off in the opposite direction at the same time as me, and come back just a few minutes earlier. The rule of hunting is that the game will show up as soon as you're not prepared; so we sat and waited and talked the sun down, in low voices. Half an hour before sunset, at the end of legal shooting light, we unloaded and stowed the weapons, and cooked dinner. In the morning, we got back up, and headed back to the city.

Foodies

Before you get the pitchforks, that's actually the name of the restaurant. A little Thai place on Hudson between 10th and 13th, in midtown. Really good food, decent beer prices. Small, diner atmosphere, a little eccentric, but overall enjoyable. Good company too, with Sophia and Anne and Isaac. Also, despite the two food/restaurant posts in a row, I swear this isn't becoming a food blog. Anyway, photos: