urban simplicity – Page 37

Photos from Moving Windows…

I was in NYC yesterday for just 24 hrs. Took a plane in and a train out. Hence these photos. I took a 5:45am flight (geeze that is early for someone who is not particularly a morning person) and that’s an image above from the plane window. Awesome isn’t it. The sun coming up overContinue reading “Photos from Moving Windows…”

The Polls Are In…and thank you.

Last week I posted a simple poll–as I do every year or two–to get a guess as to why people visit this little idiosyncratic blog (surely it’s not for my nonsensical ramblings). Firstly I want to say thank you for visiting this blog in general, but also thank you to those who took theContinue reading “The Polls Are In…and thank you.”

The Power of the Bicycle…

I take so many things for granted. And when I whine about my measly discomforts I should be ashamed. This video, I think, is amazing. For additional inspirational videos on the usefulness of the bicycle in Africa, visit World Bicycle Relief. Urban Simplicity.

A Quick and Delicious Recipe (and how cooking can be therapeutic)

I’ve posted this recipe before and it’s one of my favorite stir-fries. Sometimes I make it myself and now-and–again I order it from a local restaurant. But, as often is the case, I’m jumping ahead. Last evening I was stressed; over a few things but basically that I had too much to do and notContinue reading “A Quick and Delicious Recipe (and how cooking can be therapeutic)”

Transformation: Five Photos of Season in Flux

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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”

Fourteen Beans…

I’m not one to normally by bean blends because it is so easy to just blend your own (and anything pre-mixed is usually more expensive), but last week I was at the grocery store and saw these and they looked so beautiful I purchased them. Fourteen types of beans, the label stated. I do planContinue reading “Fourteen Beans…”

Fall Colors and a Few Comments…

These two photos have nothing in relation to one another other than they represent fall colors (I think). And it’s interesting how the last of the harvest season–before everything turns grey for the winter–is such a burst of color. It’s as if the Universe is saying, “Here you go…have one last blast of color beforeContinue reading “Fall Colors and a Few 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”

La Leña

It’s odd, I think, how autumn has sneaked up on me. It seems like it was just hot and humid and sunny (like it was for the better part of this past summer), and now today I received my annual delivery of firewood (not to mention that it is cool and damp outside). Four cords,Continue reading “La Leña”

It’s just a click

Please note that the below mentioned poll is at this blog’s mirror site, urbansimplicity.com. I hope that you will partake in it; it is on the upper left-hand side in the sidebar. To go there, click here. About once a year I attempt to poll visitors to see why they visit my meager blog. StatsContinue reading “It’s just a click”

Five Quotes (and poem excerpts) from Allen Ginsberg

Photo Credit Irwin Allen Ginsberg June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997 To read his poem Howl in it’s entirety or to listen to Allen Ginsberg read his own poem, click here. “To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.” “America I’ve givenContinue reading “Five Quotes (and poem excerpts) from Allen Ginsberg”

Three Photos of Autumn Leaves…

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Things That Can be Carried on a Bike (#396)

Four cardboard boxes. Urban Simplicity.

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.

Three Photos of a Tree (in Autumn)

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How to Make a Deliciously Flavorful and Healthy Rice Dish

A couple things before I start. Firstly, the title to this post should actually read, How to Make a Deliciously Flavorful and Healthy Rice Dish So Easy and Simple and Hearty and Truly Good Flavored That You Won’t Even Notice it Doesn’t Contain Meat, but it of course is too long of a title. AndContinue reading “How to Make a Deliciously Flavorful and Healthy Rice Dish”

Washington Square Park in the Rain

I was in NYC over the weekend when I shot these photos. I was walking back to my room after having a couple beers at the Back Fence. It was raining and I cut through the park…sometimes it feels so good to walk in the rain. Walking through places like this gives me such aContinue reading “Washington Square Park in the Rain”

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.