Tag Archives: Car Free

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.

Two (contrasting) Views from My Handlebars…

What a difference a few hours can make. The above photo is looking skyward to beautiful clear skies, and the below is earthbound in torrential rain. The top photo I took this morning on my way to work. I was about to enter another busy day and stopped for a moment and straddled my bikeContinue reading “Two (contrasting) Views from My Handlebars…”

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.

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.

Rain…photos and comments (about riding in it)

I took these photos just out my front door as I left for work today…droplets and small pools of rain rolling off two Brussels sprout plants in my front yard. It was raining pretty hard and it has rained all day; according to the weather forecast it is supposed to rain for the next fourContinue reading “Rain…photos and comments (about riding in it)”

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.

Big Sky…a vew from my handlebars

I was at the corner of Delaware and Summer Street this evening when I stopped my bike to take this photo. I was on my way to the health club and was so taken by the seen before me I pulled over to the side of the road and snapped a couple pictures (and toContinue reading “Big Sky…a vew from my handlebars”

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 (#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.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#394)

Two plastic dough-rising bowls; a cardboard box containing 40 chicken crepes, a large mixed greens salad, and a pan of rice pilaf; another smaller cardboard box containing 2 loaves of freshly baked Ezekiel Bread. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#393)…and a brief story

On the bike…A gym bag full of wet clothes, two new pairs of sweat pants, two bags of dog food, and a metal folding chair. A brief story…So there I was leaving a local chain store carrying one of their shopping baskets with my few items in it. I’m just exiting when I here, “HeyContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#393)…and a brief story”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#392)

Three plastic crates, nine foil hotel pans (1/2 size) full of food, and a large chunk of leftover wedding cake on their way to a local food pantry. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#390 & 391)

#390 (above photo)…$233.67 worth of groceries on a v3 Mundo and Bike Rev trailer. #391 (below photo)…Two cardboard boxes on a Torker Cargo-T containing six large foil tins stuffed full of food leftovers (one of them leaking olive oil on the rear fender…which my pugs loved) on its way to a local food pantry. UrbanContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#390 & 391)”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#389)…and a bit of positive graffiti

On the bike…a canvas bag containing a laptop computer, two books, a notebook, a journal, a cell phone, and a camera (amongst other items). I’ve photographed my bike at this location before. It’s a vacant building (obviously) and it’s colors and structure make for a nice backdrop (I think). The steel door behind the bikeContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#389)…and a bit of positive graffiti”