The coffee at Bird on a Wire is intense – I guess it’s Italian style, very dark, strong, a little bitter. I like a smoother brew, but the coffee house is cool. It’s a little place stuffed to bursting with bird kitsch and tiny paintings. I wasn’t sure what to do with my eyeballs, so I drank my coffee, messed around with my camera, and read the Stranger. It’s pretty lively in there for such a non-location – just off 35th on Henderson. (Note to self: Stop calling your new neighborhood a non-location.) You wouldn’t think there’d be a slow but steady stream of drop in traffic, but there was. It’s a nice walk from our house, maybe 20 minutes. I’ll be needing to ask what blend they’re brewing next time I’m in and to see if there isn’t something milder on tap.
Photo note: I downloaded this gizmo that allows me to preview my RAW files in thumbnail view in Windows. Useful.