Tonight was a lovely night for a bike ride–cool and dark and cloudy and threatening rain. That might not sound like a nice night for a ride, but it fit me perfectly. This weekend is the New Orleans Fringe Festival, so I rode down to the Bywater to join M. for a puppet show. I Continue reading
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Tony at Tulane
I have been without my trusty digital camera for several days and it has been rough. I’ve been riding my bike around every day, unable to photodocument what I see! I finally lost it last night and went out to buy a new one. Of course, that meant I found my old one. Continue reading
Bywater Neighborhood Association Annual Mirliton Festival
Today was another jaw-droppingly beautiful day in New Orleans. It was warm and sunny with a blue sky, and any plans I had to stay inside and work quickly went out the window. I hopped on my bike and rode down to the Bywater for the annual Mirliton Festival celebrating this local produce. Continue reading
On Piety
Today reminded me of summer. I rode my bike just to ride and taste the wind. The day started with rain, but then it let up and the sun was shining and I felt free, zipping through Uptown for a lunch date with A. I wasn’t sure where my bike would take me after that, but I overheard some folks talking about some installation art on Piety. Continue reading
Prospect 1 Sculpture at Tulane
It is Prospect New Orleans: P.1 time. This is a huge international art biennial taking place right here in NOLA. The cryptic P.1 yard signs started popping up up a month or two ago and the big opening night party drew crowds on November 1. Continue reading
Voting By Bike
It’s Election Day, and I woke up excited to participate in the pageant that is the United States Democracy. Everyone was predicting record turnout and long waits at the polls, so I had planned to go first thing in the morning, be there for the doors at 6am. Continue reading
House on Delachaise and S. Liberty
It’s a beautiful day in New Orleans. I can’t believe how warm and sunny it can still be in November. I zipped home from work this afternoon on Willow and then took a right onto Amelia to head toward the river. I passed this house near the corner of Delachaise and South Liberty. Continue reading
Neighborhood Association Block Party in Uptown
Halloween weekend in New Orleans was a blast, and I was really, really happy to have a bicycle. I tooled around the Quarter and Frenchman Street, navigating crowds with ease and zipping by cars and taxicabs lined up for blocks. Continue reading
Halloween House at Washington and Magazine
Halloween is tomorrow, and New Orleans is ready, I think. I was riding home from an evening out with friends and stopped by this house near Washington and Magazine. Continue reading
Fish in the CBD
I have been incredibly busy at work lately, and it is cutting in to my blogging time, and my biking time, and I have not been happy about it. So after a long day at work today, I decided to spend part of my evening riding down to the Quarter on my bike to see some friends. Continue reading
What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today 