Friday 20 September 2013

And Summer's Lease hath all too short a Date
Moments to remember by on the Cusp of Autumn


Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate;
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date;


Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;


But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:


So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

William Shakespeare, Sonnet XVIII
Images © by Merisi
R e p o s t

1 - Pouring cold milk into a double espresso
2 - Summer Sins: Cardamom and Lemon Grass Crème Brûlée
3 - A corner of the square in front of Café Ansari e Mochi restaurant
4 - Caffé Latte at Ansari

Food photographed while sitting on a blue velvet settee, in front of tall wide open windows, at Café Ansari, Praterstrasse, 2nd District (Leopoldstadt)
Link -> Café Ansari

21 comments:

  1. I shall sup on blue sky and sweets.

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    1. I can just see you and Lana on the porch, feasting on bignès! ;-)

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    1. Ansari's window seats are covered in blue velvet - like a summer sky.

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  3. Nice post, I do love espresso, but without milk!

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    1. Thank you! I love that in Vienna one can order the milk on the side. ;-)

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  4. Mmmmmm looks delicious and I'm ready for my morning coffee!! Great captures for the day as always, Merisi! Enjoy your weekend!!

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    1. Thank you, Sylvia, and a wonderful week to you, too! :-)

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  5. Merisi, this was a lovely way to say farewell to summer, and welcome fall.

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  6. One of my favorite sonnets...and the perfect visual accompaniments.

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  7. What a beautiful way to bid summer 'goodbye.' Beautiful post welcoming Autumn, Merisi!

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  8. What a beautiful way to bid summer 'goodbye.' Beautiful post welcoming Autumn, Merisi!

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  9. Oh my lord! Cardamom and lemongrass? YUM!!! I am so envious! Had an Afghan visiting this summer and now using a lot of cardamom ... loving it. That sounds crazy good.

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    1. It is crazy good, CV! ;-)
      Your next destination: Vienna.

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  10. Name the dessert puleeze in pictire #2
    ???

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    1. Cardamom and Lemon Grass Crème Brûlée (click on the link below the pictures for more)! ;-)

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  11. Just beautiful,-both the images and the text!:)

    HaPpY WeEkEnD !

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  12. This looks good but I am not too sure about Farmers Cheese Strudel.!!

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