Magnolia Tree at Octavia and Camp

Flowering Tree at Octavia and CampI woke up this morning to the good news that antibiotics work.  I feel so, so much better and got to ride my bike to work this afternoon.  Today was cold, by New Orleans standards anyway, and the ride was brisk.  Continue reading

Sidewalk at Magazine and Orange Street

Sidewalk at Magazine and RaceIt’s that time of year–I’ve got bronchitis. And I’m not happy about it, especially as it is seriously cutting in to my bike time! It is so, so frustrating to not be able to breathe normally and thus not be able to ride normally. Continue reading

Crime Happened Here Sign on Camp Street

Crime Happened HereToday the group Silence is Violence held it’s strike against crime.  I noticed that something was up almost immediately upon getting on my bike when I saw this sign just a few blocks from home.  And, as I continued my commute to work, I saw dozens more, each marking the location of a crime.  Continue reading

Prospect 1 Welcome Center

Prospect 1 Welcome CenterToday was simply beautiful.  The sun was out and the air was warm and I put on a dress and hopped on my bike for a ride down to the Quarter for coffee and work.  On my way home I stopped at the Prospect 1 Welcome Center in the Hefler Warehouse on Magazine just uptown from Julia Street.  Continue reading

Washing Machine at Soniat and Willow

Washer at Soniat and WillowI love New Orleans weather in January.  Yesterday it was windy and wet with a tornado warning.  Today it’s all sunny blue skies with just the right nip in the air.  I took Willow home today rather than St. Charles and was surprised by how much has actually changed in the last month.  Continue reading

Steps Home by Dawn Dedaux at Loyola University

Stairs Home at LoyolaToday was another beautiful day in New Orleans, excellent for bike riding.  I took my bike to the gym up at Tulane.  It felt good to be back, tooling up St. Charles Avenue.  On my way home I passed these stairs on Loyola University’s lawn–“Steps Home” by Dawn Dedaux.  Continue reading

Steps at Thalia and Coliseum

Steps at Thalia and ColiseumYesterday was stormy, rain and thunder and lightning, no good for a bike ride.  But today was beautiful.  It was warm and humid and the air was thick like summertime.  In January.  Continue reading

Sugar Bowl Fans on Canal

Sugar Bowl FansThat was far too much time away from my bicycle. That said, I had a lovely holiday season visiting friends and family. It even included some trips to some bike shops and some fantasy shopping for touring bikes–if only I were rich! Continue reading