for the mangoes are ripe

When I wake in Miami lately, I look out the big windows of the cottage and see mangoes reddening, preparing for their earthly descent.

mango and the city

Outside, I look up–how many mangoes do you count here? (Hint: there are more than five. Click on the picture to see the bigger version.)

how many mangoes can you count in this pic?

Some of them are in clusters, like this small bundle the homeowners are up on ladders twisting off the branches as I write this.

mangoes on the tree

And it’s also the season for meeting friends for dinner on patios–I had a wonderful time last night with Jean Marc, Jay, and Daniel at Bueno Vista Bistro a little past the Design District (Jay’s a great date, and Jean Marc simply glows with cleansed energy and dinner prep ideas),

oh, and for red cars and accelerated driving (adore the way Jay narrated the story behind reclaiming his car here):

Nearby on the warm Miami night, I met Jess for a moment at Sweat Records where the air conditioning was out, but enthused local musicians and artists were in and around—one comparing my dress to a Stereolab album;

for a certain set, Sweat Records is a community space model unique in Miami that connects through poetry readings, music, ironic shirts, shared pie, and Peeps on the craft table for peeps of all sorts—

Note: that’s Sweat Records owner Lolo smiling at the end of the above video.

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  1. Jean MarcNo Gravatar:

    sorry we party pooped. I am intimidated by South Beach on the weekends but would gladly hit “SoBe” any weeknight with you ; )

  2. KristenNo Gravatar:

    Holding you to that! Dinner was so nice (and I will be your hibiscus source) :)

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Posted by Kristen Taylor on Sunday, May 17th, 2009, 1:15 pm * Filed in Beauty, Food, miami, Music, Nature, restaurant. * Tags: , , , , , , , . Follow responses through the RSS 2.0 feed. Leave a response, or trackback from your own site.