Blue Belt

Saturday I advanced to Blue Belt, the belt level just below Brown Belt.

What Bill Did with My Figs

Baked figs, stuffed w/ fresh mozzarella, wrapped in prosciutto, then drizzled with a balsamic-rosemary reduction.

Finally, a Few Figs

Attack of the Tomatoes

Today's haul.

Corrosive Liquid, Acidic, Inorganic, N.O.S.

OK, Here They Come

A handful, literally, have nearly ripened. The other hundred should come along in the next two weeks.

The Circle of Life

I'm told praying mantises are herbivores, but tell that to the poor grub getting devoured here.

Even More Tomatoes

I'd trade this fourth haul for a handful of figs, which are dangerously late in ripening.

Gimlet

Trying to get the balance of fresh line juice and gin just right. Needs more work.

Contains Potassium

Colin Powell

London-based artist Goshka Macuga (b. 1967, Poland) creates works which draw upon singular historical episodes to investigate collective memories and political events. For Busted, the artist presents Colin Powell, a sculpture of the former Secretary of State as he delivers his controversial 2003 speech on weapons of mass destruction at the United Nations. Macuga depicts the scene during his address when he famously held up a vial of anthrax. Rendered in the Cubist style, the sculpture is inspired by the replica of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, the artist’s iconic anti-war painting which usually hangs in the same room at the UN, but was covered by a curtain during Powell’s speech. For more info, visit art.thehighline.org

Brass Monkey

Wall art in this Chelsea bar's men's room.

Watermelon!

Cantaloupe!

Although small, they are really flavorful.