Mid-afternoon last week and the set of lamps at the Post Office are a glow already.
Heading into Portland this morning to meet Paulie for breakfast and get this day off to a fast start. We're going to a new place at the bottom of Brackett Street called Omi's. I think it's short for Naomi's. I'll fill you in on the details of my visit later today.
Well, I enjoyed a mild Mexican Roast, while Paulie took his double Espresso in fine fashion. We met Naomi, the owner of 5 months. After serving us, she ventured to the back, plopped herself into an overstuffed chair and regaled us on the trials and tribulations of running a small coffee shop in the dead of this cold, Maine winter. It's a small cozy spot, consisting of a couple of rooms of mixed-matched furniture and sunny window seats in the front. There'a small lending 'library' in the front too. Books, fine coffee and comfortable seating: a pretty good combination. The artwork on the walls was nothing to write home about, but I will return.
The coffee itself is enough of a draw.
One of my favorite theme in photography, I love street lamps and your picture is wonderful!
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looks like it's right out of a christmas carol scene. :)
ReplyDeleteHmm! Wonder if Omi's will get a good review :)
ReplyDeleteI love the warm glow of this photo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful old-fashioned lamps!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I NEVER saw these lamps in Portland (in ALL my years!) Love them. I'll bet you had a great time on Brackett!
ReplyDeleteOh how pretty!
ReplyDeleteSounds like my kind of place. Love those lights, too. There's a similar coffee shop in Eustis, Florida called Olivia's and I've posted photos of it on our Florida Fotos blog. Great fun and great food and great people.
ReplyDeleteGood that you have found a coffee house with good brew and sunny windows. I find sitting in a sunny window is a great help this time of year. Love your photo of light fixtures. Evanston, IL has similar streetlights that I've always loved, and your photo reminds me to those.
ReplyDeleteBravo! A breakfast spot with good coffee! Why even bother if the coffee's not top notch? And breakfast out in winter is a perfect way to kick off a day. I hope Omi's food matches the brew.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous lamps. I like their reflection in the window behind.
Lovely photo. Very atmospheric.
ReplyDeleteNice shot. I like the rich tones of the brick.
ReplyDeleteA bit of warmth in a cold land. I am envious that you have the time for an afternoon meeting with a friend at a coffee shop.
ReplyDeleteI find your pic very christmassy !
ReplyDeleteLuv those lamps, that light, that photo. . . .
ReplyDeleteThe lamps lighted your way to a perfect breakfast spot.
ReplyDeleteI like your photo of the lamps today. And, if I ever get up to Portland again. let's go to Naomis's.
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