Category Archives: Things that can be carried on a bike

The Usefulness of a Bike, and a Couple Photos that Make Me Feel Small

I mentioned in a previous post regarding using a bike (especially a long-tail) as a platform to stabilize a camera, and in that post I was using a small tripod that was primarily for compact or at least lighter cameras. Well, since then I have gotten a couple new (used) cameras that are considerably heavierContinue reading “The Usefulness of a Bike, and a Couple Photos that Make Me Feel Small”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#419), and a view from my handlebars

On the bike: a cardboard box containing a quart of milk, a jar of peanut butter, a jar of jelly, a bag of dog food, and a double order of Chinese takeout food. Chronologically,  these photos are in reversed order. The image below I took on my way to work this morning. Look at thatContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#419), and a view from my handlebars”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#416 & #417), a Brief Story Behind it, and a Simple Recipe

#416 (first photo above)…a canvas bag containing a few books; a double plastic bag containing a cooked turkey carcass, and a few vegetables for mirepoix. #417 (second photo above)…a cardboard box containing 18 pint contains full of still-warm turkey broth. Okay, so here’s the deal. Nearly every year, after our Thanksgiving feast at one ofContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#416 & #417), a Brief Story Behind it, and a Simple Recipe”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#415)

Two canvas bags. One containing four books and a journal (among other things). And the other containing twelve newly sharpened chef’s knives of varies sizes. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414), and a view from my handlebars

Things on the bike…three cardboard boxes containing a gym bag full of wet clothes, dog food, sundries, $72.57 worth of groceries, three liters of red wine, and a double order of Chinese take out. The view…another incredible view looking west over Lake Erie. Knowing sunsets like this last only a few minutes, I pulled theContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#414), and a view from my handlebars”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#413)

 Photo taken in front of Allentown Music, which ironically is no longer located in Allentown. A new soft-shell acoustic guitar case (for my son) and a birthday gift (to me) from my sisters. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#411 & #412)

#411…a large cardboard box containing 4 pans of food on it’s way to a local food pantry. #412…a smaller cardboard box containing a small bag of dog food (on top of the box), and a few groceries and sundries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#410)

A large cardboard box containing packaging materiel and another smaller cardboard box containing a new cast iron double Dutch oven with a lid that doubles as a skillet…I am very excited to cook in this pot…I’ll post recipes 🙂 Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#407-409)

#407 (top photo)…an external hard drive.#408 (middle photo)…a whole raw chicken.#409 (bottom photo)…groceries, dog food, and a gym bag full of clothes. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#406)

A cardboard box containing ingredients for this recipe, plus a few other items. Urban Simplicity.

The View from My Handlebars, Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#405)…and a brief comment

I had a crazy day at work today (I’ve been saying this a lot lately)…rushing around for most of the morning and afternoon, and then just before the workday was done a planning committee informed me of everything they have not liked for the past yearly quarter…which was pretty much everything. Needless to say, betweenContinue reading “The View from My Handlebars, Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#405)…and a brief comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#402 & #403)

#402 (above)…a plastic bag containing an extra pair of dry pants which I changed into after arriving at church soaking wet from riding in the rain. #403 (below)…A canvas bag containing wet gym clothes; a BikeRev trailer containing 3 liters of red wine and $62.57 worth of groceries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#401)

A canvas gym bag containing wet clothes, and a double order of Chinese take-out. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#400)

Front rack…a large cardboard box containing four pans of food on it’s way to a local food pantry: roast potatoes, haricots verts, and stuffed baby vegetables.  Rear rack…a smaller cardboard box containing 2 loaves of freshly baked 100% whole wheat bread on top of which sits an empty dough rising bucket (in which the rawContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#400)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#398 & #399) and a couple comments

#398 (above)…six pans of food (wild rice pilaf, haricots verts, and haddock roasted with tomatoes, herbs, and white wine) on it’s way to a local food pantry. #399 (below)…a canvas bag full of wet gym clothes, 3L of red wine, and two cardboard boxes containing $64.37 worth of groceries. A brief comment…it was a slowContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#398 & #399) and a couple comments”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#397)…and a couple brief comments

On the bike…two slices of pizza; need some fuel after hauling all that wood 🙂 So while I truly love living in my hometown–especially my neighborhood—Buffalo is not exactly known as especially bicycle friendly (but it is getting better…way better). Anyhow, I am always on the lookout for–and excited to see–things that make the cityContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#397)…and a couple brief comments”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#395)

A large cardboard containing six hotel pans containing rice pilaf with ground beef, vegetarian rice pilaf (click for the recipe), mixed vegetables, and peppers stuffed with rice and beef and cooked in tomato sauce…en route to a local food pantry. Urban Simplicity.