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 (#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 (#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 (#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 (#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 (#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”

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#387)

A cardboard box containing $48.56 in groceries; a canvas bag containing wet gym clothes; a large pumpkin. Urban Simplicity.

Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#385 & 386), and an easy recipe for Whole Wheat Ezekiel Bread

First photo (on my way to work in the morning)…two plastic bowls containing the beginnings of Ezekiel Bread; the preferment in one bowl and autolyse in the other. Second photo (on my way home in the late afternoon)…two empty plastic buckets, and three freshly baked loaves of Ezekiel Bread. To see photos of this breadContinue reading “Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#385 & 386), and an easy recipe for Whole Wheat Ezekiel Bread”