When I left work today cold air was blowing out some of the warmer air we had yesterday, creating some fog. As I rode home I could see the top of our city hall shrouded in fog and thought it would make an interesting photo. So after stopping home I rode downtown. But by theContinue reading “A Building and a Bird in the Rain”
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A Few Things I Saw While Riding My Bike Today…
This morning, after working on a paper I need to write and feeling a bit overwhelmed, I went for a bike ride. I rode the short distance to Buffalo’s waterfront and Canalside. This is an interesting point where multiple waters meet…the Buffalo River, the Erie Canal, Lake Erie, and the Niagara River. It is suchContinue reading “A Few Things I Saw While Riding My Bike Today…”
l’heure bleue…
These are two photos of Allen Street, very close to whee I live. I had gone for the short walk in the cold, wet, wind and had a camera with me and snapped a couple photos. What is interesting, I think, are the colors. I’ve often said on this blog–and many of my photos reflectContinue reading “l’heure bleue…”
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 I Saw While Riding My Bike Today (a photo essay)
Firstly I have to say a couple things. Mainly an apology (if these pictures bore you). This is the most photos I’ve posted at one time. But sometimes I simply cannot help myself. I am proud of my beautiful city and it’s long history. Yes, I realize–to my friends “across the pond” who are readingContinue reading “Things I Saw While Riding My Bike Today (a photo essay)”
No Tricks or Fancy Riding Without Permission…
Image found at The Buffalo History Gazette. What, you may wonder, do these two photos have in common? Well, they are both taken in the city in which I live and during the same time period (around 1890), when the main mode of transport was horse (and carriage), your own two feet, or a bicycleContinue reading “No Tricks or Fancy Riding Without Permission…”
Things I Saw While Riding My Bike Today…
One of my favorite things to do is ride around the city at night or during dusk and take photos; if I was an early bird–which I am not–I’m sure I would enjoy the dawn as well. Sometimes I really do question whether I am this guy reincarnated (but I’m getting off topic as IContinue reading “Things I Saw While Riding My Bike Today…”
Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#445), and the view from my handlebars…
On the bike…a gym bag full of wet clothes and a case of red wine (I get thirsty with all the exercise and biking). Despite the warm colors in the photo below, like much of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada we are still in the grip of a cold-snap. It was/is cold today.Continue reading “Things That can be Carried on a Bike (#445), and the view from my handlebars…”
Weird and Wonderful…For Real
Okay….by now–if you’ve visited this blog prior–you know that I type away at my keyboard in Buffalo, NY. And while I love to travel and post recipes and pictures from elsewhere, this is my home; and for most of my life it has been. But at the same time, while much of what I writeContinue reading “Weird and Wonderful…For Real”
Playing with Light…Two Views from My Handlebars
So first of all I have to say it was cold today…really cold. The high temp was 18F/-8C. Tonight it is supposed to dip into the single digits (F). Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the brisk riding conditions. Mind you, I wouldn’t want it like this all the time (though in the dog days of summerContinue reading “Playing with Light…Two Views from My Handlebars”
Past and Present…The View from My Handlebars (#2)
This is really a continuation of a previous post that is similar. I had the day off today and went for a bike ride downtown (on a cold, cold day I may add) armed with a couple cameras and prints of old photos. All of the original photos were taken–I believe–somewhere between 1895 and 1910.Continue reading “Past and Present…The View from My Handlebars (#2)”
Past and Present…a View from My Handlebars separated by 116 Years
So this is interesting, I think. Earlier today I came across some old photos on this site (I love old photography). Anyhow, a few of the photos were streets that I travel on virtually every day. So I printed a couple of them out and stood in the spot of what I think is likelyContinue reading “Past and Present…a View from My Handlebars separated by 116 Years”
Plus de neige (the day after)
This is really a continuation of my last post. Yesterday we (Buffalo) got pounded with snow. And it’s interesting I think in that with last winter’s mild weather (and the first half of this winter’s mild weather) locals–even those who would normally bitch about the snow–really welcomed it. This, after all, is what a winterContinue reading “Plus de neige (the day after)”
La neige…
Well Buffalo is really living up to its snowy reputation tonight. I took these photos as I walked home from the health club this evening. In these photos there are only a couple inches on the ground, I easily could have rode a bike in it (I’ve ridden in much worse) but I knew whatContinue reading “La neige…”
Delaware Park at Night
I was running a few errands this evening and took a shortcut through Delaware Park. It looked so beautiful in the cold blue light of winter (and yes, I was cold taking the photos). Anyhow, as usual I had a camera with me–and my partially functioning tripod–so I snapped a few photos. Urban Simplicity.
Ma Ville la Nuit…
I was going to write something today about the mass shooting in Connecticut yesterday. But I can’t. It would seem trite. No words will do. Last night I had work to do at home (some reading and writing) but I couldn’t. I couldn’t think. I had to get out of the house. So I grabbedContinue reading “Ma Ville la Nuit…”
A Few Things I saw While Riding a Bike Today
Urban Simplicity.
Six Photos of Buildings and Sky
Urban Simplicity.
Consider the Wing
Okay…so I hail from Buffalo, NY and we are “famous” for our wings (but there’s so much more that there is to know about our cuisine and beautiful city). At any rate, this being partially a food blog I offer the obligatory chicken wing recipes. Some of these recipe have been posted before, but notContinue reading “Consider the Wing”
A Few Photos and a Few Words
Today was such an incredible spring day and it felt good to be on a bike. As I’ve mentioned many times on this blog one of the things I really enjoy about transporting yourself on a bike is that you see so much more…you are an active part of your surroundings. These are a fewContinue reading “A Few Photos and a Few Words”
Urban Simplicty 