Rainbow over DC, originally uploaded by idblog.

I wasn’t going to post this, but then I saw that both Mike and Gina posted their rainbow pics and wanted to make it a trifecta!

FDR Library, originally uploaded by idblog.

My knee wasn’t up to the quarter-mile walk to FDR’s house (Springwood), so I made due tooling around the supporting buildings, including this, the FDR Library, which (according to them) is the first of the presidential libraries.

Culinary Institute of America, originally uploaded by idblog.

The wide angle of the BB curve camera made this shot hard to get, but this is downhill from the main building and terrace at CIA in Hyde Park. Their campus is amazing. And when you add in the restaurants you can sample, this is a great stop [...]

Inn on the Falls, originally uploaded by idblog.

The back terrace of the B&B I stayed at last nite. The room is far more modest than at the Tarrytown House, tho the rates are similar. (Resending for the bazillionth time.)

Vassar, originally uploaded by idblog.

I think this is a dorm building. Nice campus tho.

Cold Spring, NY, originally uploaded by idblog.

This is a terrific waterfront area on the Hudson, complete with charming village. Would be very peaceful, save for the thirty or so kids doing some kind of summer camp right here.

Philipsburg Manor, originally uploaded by idblog.

A Dutch period farm and trade center where the workers do period dress and customs a la Williamsburg.

Lyndhurst, originally uploaded by idblog.

Not owned by the Roosevelts, Rockefellers or Vanderbilts, but still an amazing grand house on the Hudson.

Tarrytown House, originally uploaded by idblog.

View out the back of the lobby. I can see the Hudson from the hallway, but not from my room. But the price point is much better than the Castle. (Resending)

Castle on the Hudson entrance, originally uploaded by idblog.

Here’s where I’m not staying, as the cheapest rate was over $400 if I recall. But it’s on the top of a hill and you can see it coming into Tarrytown.

Clarendon fountain, originally uploaded by idblog.

Got a few minutes until the Apple store opens, so just hanging out listening to classical radio and the fountain. Nice mix.

BBcurve test 2, originally uploaded by idblog.

If I’ve done this right, this lovely pic of my cat will show up both on Flickr and my blog!

Sorry for the light blogging. I’m going thru the infatuation phase with Twitter (and now FriendFeed). But there are some things that just work better in a blog format.
Here is a Superbowl commercial that I don’t recall seeing at the time, but did see at the theater during Indy 4:

I’m not a fan of [...]