I 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
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Steps Home by Dawn Dedaux at Loyola University
Today 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
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
Baseball Diamond at Laurel and Lyons
I had never seen New Orleans before I drove in on I10 last summer. I moved in to a house on Laurel Street that I rented, sight unseen, from a Tulane professor who was on leave. Just down the block was a FEMA trailer park in what used to be a park. Continue reading
Escalator at the Tulane Family Health Center
Today was absolutely beautiful. It started out overcast, but by the afternoon it was sunny and downright warm. I rode my bike to the Tulane Family Health Center to have my shoulder checked out–sure, it’s a bike injury, but there’s no way I’m driving on a day like today. Continue reading
Foggy Night at the Bridge Lounge
I took today off from work and rode my bike all over, reminding myself that I’m plenty good at riding. And not every car is out to get me. I started with a ride down to Surrey’s for a delightful brunch with N. and then headed down to the Quarter to find some holiday gifts at the Louisiana Music Factory. Continue reading
Brad & Dellwen Flag-Party-Gift Shop on Magazine
So I got back on the bike today. My injuries are mostly mental, so I knew I had to just get back on and ride. I rode down Magazine to Juan’s Flying Burrito for lunch with my crosswords. Continue reading
Snow Day
It has been downright cold lately, and wet and rainy. Riding my bike in the rain is a whole different thing when it’s cold out, and, frankly, something I’m not eager to do. This means, unfortunately, that my bike rides in the past week have been utility rides. To work and home again. Continue reading
House on Prytania and Marengo
I am back in New Orleans after a lovely holiday drive through Texas to visit friends in Houston, College Station, and Austin. Going away always makes me happy to be back home, and today I was especially pleased to get to hop back on my bike to ride to work, lunch, and then home again. 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
What I Saw Riding My Bike Around Today 