A paper bag containing a couple portions of homemade macaroni-and-cheese, a few BBQ chicken wings, and a half-dozen Lebanese spinach pies. Also, a camera bag wrapped in a plastic bag (it has been raining for two days) containing a camera, an extra lens, and a battery charger. Urban Simplicity.
Category Archives: bicycles as transportation
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#470)
More than $100 (US) in groceries. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#469)
Three large cookbooks, a dough bucket containing a double batch of Honey-Oatmeal dough, and a canvas book bag containing–among other things–a spare camera, a periodical, and a small Bible. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#468)…and a quick note
On the bike…two cardboard boxes containing various leftover food items (stuffed shells, Cornish game hen, lemon coconut cake, etc.; one box is actually empty), and two half-gallons of juice, a half-gallon of milk, (more) dog food, and a new pair of flip flops. A quick note…I’ll be away from my computer for the next fewContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#468)…and a quick note”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#467), the View from My Handlebars, and a single brief comment
On the bike…two bottles of red wine, a gym bag containing wet clothing, two bags of dog food, and a jar of tahini. The view…more construction at the Buffalo-Niagara Medical Campus. This is really exciting. Click here, here, or here, if you’d like to read more about it. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#466)…and a very brief comment
On the bike…boxes of food (quiche, dinner rolls, muffins, etc.) on it’s way to a local food pantry. So okay, I generally love the snow, I really do. But (always a but), this is going on a bit too long this year. If you are reading this from the same area of the world inContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#466)…and a very brief comment”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#464) and the View from My Handlebars
On the bike…two bottles of red wine, a gym bag containing wet clothes, and nearly $40 in groceries. Urban Simplicity.
More Reasons to Ride a Bike…
Photo found here. As many of you know, I gave up car ownership almost a year ago, but even before that I was extremely car-lite. I simply find that I would much rather get around by other means when possible, mainly biking and walking. With this said, I also consider this part of my exerciseContinue reading “More Reasons to Ride a Bike…”
Three Views from My Handlebars (early morning, late afternoon, and early evening) on the First Day of Spring
Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#463), the View from My Handlebars, and a Favorite Recipe
On the bike…A cardboard box containing an empty dough rising bucket, and three freshly baked loaves of Ezekiel Bread. The recipe…Ezekiel Bread (to read my interpretation and philosophy of this bread click here; For pictures and directions of it being made, click here). The view from my handlebars (bottom of post)…On Allen Street here inContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#463), the View from My Handlebars, and a Favorite Recipe”
The View from My Handlebars…
Mayhem at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade here in Buffalo. I personally do not have an Irish cell in my body (that I’m aware of) but who could resist a scene like this when it is a mere three city blocks from their house. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#462)
A gym bag full of wet clothes, and about $40 worth of groceries (either the food is getting smaller or my basket is getting bigger because I never used to be able to fit $40 worth of groceries in there…ahh, but of course it is getting more expensive; by the day). Urban Simplicity
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#461), a brief story, and a couple comments…
On the bike…a gym bag containing wet clothes, and two bottles of red wine. A brief story…I coasted up to the community center at my usual time (and before I had the wine on the bike and wet clothes in the bag), which is also the time that parents often pick up their kids fromContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#461), a brief story, and a couple comments…”
The View from My Handlebars…
I shot this on my way to work this morning. Those clouds looked (and still do look) incredible…sort of like a painting; like the sky was covered with a layer of cotton balls.Urban Simplicity
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#459 & 460)
#459 (above)…various home repair supplies. #460 (below)…$99.00 in groceries and sundries. Urban Simplicity.
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#458), the view from my handlebars, and a brief comment about a Good Samaritan
On the bike…a nylon bag containing a camera and its charger, a canvas bag containing a book and a few papers, and two cardboard boxes containing 5lbs of honey, 10lbs of whole wheat flour, and an entire leg of lamb. The view…is on Allen Street here in Buffalo, NY. What a lovely day; nearly spring-like.Continue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#458), the view from my handlebars, and a brief comment about a Good Samaritan”
Something Interesting…and a bit ironic
Okay, so you may be asking yourself why I–on this blog–would have an image promoting the American Automobile Association (AAA). Well, to answer that I have to tell you a brief story. If you’ve been to this blog before you likely know that last year I voluntarily gave up car ownership. Not a big deal;Continue reading “Something Interesting…and a bit ironic”
Starry, Starry Night…
Image found here. I was at meeting at our church tonight and was feeling overwhelmingly exhausted for some reason; I didn’t stay for the entire meeting. I hopped on my bike and rode slowly; it was a cold and cloudless night. The cold–at first–felt jarring. But then as I pedaled and coasted I warmed upContinue reading “Starry, Starry Night…”
Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#457)
A canvas bag containing two books and a few pens, an empty dough rising bucket, a canvas bag containing an extra camera and charger, and two freshly baked loaves of whole wheat bread. Urban Simplicity.
Vélo de Poste…and a quick comment
I was looking through some photos of a trip I took to Paris with my son last July when I came across this photo of a mail carrier’s bike (click here, here, and here to see more photos from that trip). I remember seeing this bike locked to a railing and thinking how much senseContinue reading “Vélo de Poste…and a quick comment”
Urban Simplicty 