This year, I’m attempting to take 365 photos, all taken while doing some sort of physical activity. Cycling, walking, working out at the gym, taking the stairs instead of the elevator…whatever. Three days and so far so good (and yes, that was thinly veiled sarcasm). They are posted on my Flickr page and you can [...]
Go to post page10. December 31, 2010: Love that I was able to ride today, this last day of 2010. It was 50 degrees here in Chicago, a bit windy, and rainy. Perfect! 9. June 3, 2010: I titled this image Making Waves. I still love it and it was the most commented on of all my ride [...]
Go to post pageA winter coat covers my bones and weighs me down Oh how I long to be the wind soaring like a bird above myself When rays of joy will warm my path and comfort my soul Until the colors vibrate in a perfect circular rhythm To begin again
Go to post pageI was up and out early this first Saturday of December…the first snowy Saturday of the season. Appropriate for December in Chicago I suppose. The city was still quiet and quite beautiful. Heavy wet snow had been falling since the wee hours of the morning and now clung to bare branches and covered parked cars like [...]
Go to post pageIt was my pleasure to have dinner with Jeff Bean (aka @BikeCrave) a couple weeks ago when he was in Chicago. Over shared plates of savory mushroom pâté, delectable shumai, and amazing flatbread with tomato jam we shared great conversation. Yes, there was talk of bikes and riding and people we both know, but also [...]
Go to post pageI love riding early on semi-empty streets in Chicago. Especially days like today. There won’t be many more like this…sunny, mild temperature, hardly any wind. In a word: spectacular. My mind wanders on rides like today’s. I indulge myself and take advantage of less traffic and look at architecture, and type usage… And then a snippet [...]
Go to post pageMy eyes open and adjust to the early morning light. The past three days have been wonderful… time spent together in perfect harmony. No fighting, no pain…just hours of comfortable silence. I lay there for a while reflecting on the past six weeks. I know we needed to take a break; it was becoming routine…the [...]
Go to post pageIt’s been exactly three weeks since I finished the London to Paris ride and it would be a bit of an understatement to say I’m mentally distracted and physically sluggish. I understand the distracted part… for the last ten months my mind has been filled with achieving that goal. In a way I scheduled my life [...]
Go to post pagemoving from here to there solitude embraces capturing emotions of secrets hushed between friends silence echoes like an ear pressed against my chest hovering truths and seeking refuge above pavement is it too much to ask… that you save me again?
Go to post pageApparently it doesn’t matter what country you’re in there’s always “that guy” who can’t stand a chick who passes them on a ride. Every French cyclist – from recreational to elite – gives a wave or nod as you pass on the road. Americans take note. Male cyclists, you should shave your legs. It’s incredibly [...]
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