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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#449) and a couple pictures of snow.

On the bike…a canvas bag containing two books, a camera, and some papers. A paper bag containing various food leftovers.  Western New York got hit with heavy snow today, but not nearly as much as our friends on the eastern seaboard. It wasn’t that cold so the snow was heavy–big heavy flakes–and it stuck toContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#449) and a couple pictures of snow.”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#447)…and a quick note.

On the bike…10 pounds of dog food, a camera bag with an extra camera and charger, 3 pounds of diced lamb meat, a bottle of fish oil (pills), and a canvas book bag containing a book, a pocket-sized Bible, and a journal. I also wanted to mention that I will be away from my computerContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#447)…and a quick note.”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#446)

A book bag stuffed full of books, a camera bag containing two cameras, a classical guitar (my son’s), a laptop computer, and a camera tripod. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#440)…and a quick note

On the bike…a cardboard box and plastic soda crate containing a gym bag full of wet clothes and nearly $70 in groceries (is it just me or have groceries become really expensive in the past year?). Just a quick note…I’ll be away from my computer for the next 4 or 5 days so I’ll likelyContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#440)…and a quick note”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#438), the View From My Handlebars, and a Brief Comment

On the bike…a gym bag full of wet clothes, a canvas bag containing–among other things–two books, an extra camera, and four batteries. And also, approximately $20 in groceries and a new neti pot. A brief comment…The below photo is of Bidwell Park here in Buffalo. And today was cold, really cold. It has been colder,Continue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#438), the View From My Handlebars, and a Brief Comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#436)

A gym bag full of wet clothes, 10lbs/4.5kg dog food, two pints of strawberry jam, and a double order of Chinese takeout. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#435)

A gallon of extra virgin olive oil, a canvas book bag containing two books and a 9″ chef’s knife (click here to read a review of the knife), and a nylon camera bag containing a camera, a lens, and a battery charger. Urban Simplicity.

You may like it…

Yes, I realize that I’m probably “preaching to the choir” with this image at this blog, but I couldn’t help myself…I came across this and felt like posting it. But if you are an adult who has not ridden a bike in a while, I hope you do so again soon. You may remember whatContinue reading “You may like it…”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#431, #432, & #433)…and a quick comment

I carried these items/used my bikes since yesterday’s “incident.” I road the same route today at one point. I’m shaken but not (physically) hurt…just a small bruise on my stomach and scratch on my thigh (likely from when I was vaulted over the handlebars), and my rib cage is sore (likely from when I hitContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#431, #432, & #433)…and a quick comment”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)

Rear Carrier…a large plastic transport container containing a pint of homemade strawberry jam, an extra camera, a dough rising bucket, 20 chicken “fingers,” two bottles of red wine, two loaves of freshly baked whole wheat bread, a large 2013 calendar, a canvas bag, two books, and a small Bible. Front Carrier…a cardboard box containing fourContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#430)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#428)…and a view from my handlebars

On the bike…an acoustic guitar and two bottles of red wine. The below image was taken just about 5pm this evening. I was on my way to meet my son at his music lesson when I passed an intersection and saw the below sunset…it is looking west over Buffalo’s Lower West side. And this, IContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#428)…and a view from my handlebars”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424) and the view from my front porch

As I arrived home this evening and walked my bike up the plank of gratefulness I turned and saw the image above. I’m not sure why but the swirly sky reminded me of a Van Gogh painting. Anyhow, on the bike…a canvas bag containing a book, a small Bible, a periodical, a journal, and aContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#424) and the view from my front porch”

The View from My Handlebars…

It has been unseasonably warm the past few days…a high of 63f/17c today and as I type these words at nearly 10pm it is still 48f/9c. Odd. But it is supposed to get cold again in the next couple of days. Anyhow, rather than snow it has been raining. And it’s interesting that when IContinue reading “The View from My Handlebars…”

Things That Can Be Carried on a Bike (#422 & #423)

#422 (above)…A camera bag containing two cameras, a cardboard box containing 3 loaves of freshly baked bread, a dough rising bucket, a new derailleur (for my son’s bike), and a broken derailleur. #423 (below)…$212 (€163) in groceries. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#420 & #421)

#420…a 6ft/1.8m Christmas Tree. #421…a cardboard box containing a few groceries, a book, and an acoustic guitar. Urban Simplicity.

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”