It was downright beautiful in New Orleans today. And I mean beautiful. I put on a short skirt, heels, and my helmet and sped off to work feeling like a little girl with no responsibilities. At least, I felt like that until I got to the office and had to work. But the ride home was even nicer, because I’ve got tomorrow off and a whole world to bike through. I stopped to take this picture at the corner of Peniston and Prytania because it was exactly what a beautiful day here looks like to me. Continue reading
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Sunset On Bayou St. John
It’s about to get warm again in New Orleans, so I decided to take advantage of the cool afternoon and got on the new bike for a trip to Mid-City and Bayou St. John. I love the new bike. I love just letting loose and speeding along, legs spinning, elbows bending. It feels so, so free. Jack and I are in for a long life of rides together, methinks. Continue reading
Magnolia Tree at Octavia and Camp
I 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
Christmas Palm at Chestnut and Delachaise
It is Christmas time in New Orleans, and everywhere else. I haven’t really felt much in the holiday mood lately. This is only my second Christmas here, and I’m just not used to the near-80 degree temps in December, though I enjoy them. Continue reading
Topiary Bull on St. Charles
It’s a stormy day here in New Orleans, but I made it to and from work on my bike before the downpours. I stopped on my way home to snap a picture of this topiary bull in the yard of a fancy house at St. Charles and Arabella. Continue reading
Blooming Flowers on Baronne
I’ve noticed recently that I take a lot of pictures of thing that represent the rundown parts of this city. That’s partly because that’s most of what this city is–rundown and largely abandoned–but why this is and how this could be different is also largely what I think about when I’m tooling around this place. Continue reading
Birds on Wires in the Marigny
I woke up this morning to a flat rear tire on my bike. That’s not a good way to begin the day, but I got a new tube this afternoon and took a long bike ride around town, from Uptown, through Central City to Broadmoor, over to the CBD, through the Quarter and then to the Marigny. Continue reading
Spanish Moss on Oak Trees in Audubon Park
I was back on my bicycle today, off to work, yoga, home, then back to work again. On my way home from yoga I detoured through Audubon Park again, hoping to stretch out my ride a bit and see some oak trees; they always remind me of both permanence–they are enormous and old and intimidating–and the inevitability of loss–so many are blown over in storms or cut down to make way for something else. Continue reading
Squirrel at Tulane University
It’s homecoming weekend at Tulane University, and the place is already crawling with parents following two steps behind students who seem uncomfortably reminded of their position between child and adulthood. Continue reading
Meditation Walk in Audubon Park
Today’s bike ride took me to yoga and then back home, this time through Audubon Park. Today there were cyclists, runners, walkers, dog walkers, and in-line skaters. Tons of folks are out and about in the park at 6:30 on a Sunday evening, especially when it tastes like fall. Continue reading
What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today 