September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
What is this (photographed this in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica)?
The answer: It is a pestle used to grind coffee the old-fashioned way. (You can see part of the pestle in the background.)
This place is said to make some of the greatest coffee in the world. We paid $25 for about a pound and a half — it sells for $54 a pound in NYC, supposedly.
More on this amazing place here.