Quick West Coast Visit - San Francisco and LA

GENIUS water fountain attachment that lets me fill up my Kleen Kanteen at PHL

Kay Healy - "Coming Home" awesome fabric art at PHL

Super-cool SF Mural

Please note the license plate "House Rabbit Society"

Parks Systems of the world take note - this is a random park in San Francisco.

Sars and Eleanor

Beautiful Eleanor by a very "Seussian" Tree

Intelligentsia Coffee is special

Totes hardcore lunch totes

my friend Kim keeps things real at lunch time. 

she uses this reusable tote bag AND she keeps the tag on it so people know not to mess with her.  

Serious Squash

This monster squash was in our farm share last week.
I wanted to make sure its size was clearly depicted and so here it is next to a bicycle.
Large and in charge - we'll be making multiple meals out of this beaut!

Marinating on this...

"There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique and if you block it, it will never exist through any medium and will be lost...the world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions...it is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open"

-Martha Graham in a letter to Agnes de Mille

I was offered this quote at a "Living Passionately Seminar" I am in. I was so inspired, I've been reading it every day. I even recorded it for the Open Air Philly Interactive Art Exhibit!

Beauty in Sewer Covers

Beautiful sewer covers are all over the place - sometimes you just have to stop and take a close, careful look

Sewer Cover in Brooklyn (Made in India)

Sewer Cover in Durham (East Jordan Iron Works made in USA)

Sewer Cover in Durham (General Foundries Inc - made in the USA)

Electric Cover in South Beach, (FP&L - Florida Power & Light Company)

"Art in Public Places" Sewer Cover; South Beach - US Foundry - Made in USA

Stay tuned for more! 

bicycling truisms

Light Shadows

"From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

come and dance with me

Mamasana

It has been confirmed...

My mom's a beast. 

With Mom and Sister on a Banister

Love at first ping

Egg shell bouncy ball,
Is it the ping, or the pong,
That allures me so?

They're not spooning, but...

They sure do look cozy together!

Something Strangely Empowering

The Five Rememberances of the Buddha

offered by Thich Nhat Hanh in The Plum Village Chanting Book

I am of the nature to grow old. There is no way to escape growing old.

I am of the nature to have ill health. There is no way to escape ill health.

I am of the nature to die. There is no way to escape death.

All that is dear to me and everyone I love are the nature to change. There is no way to escape being separated from them.

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand.





wow.

Bicycle Daydreams

 

Botanical Adventures!

The strongest tree...looks like it's upside down!

Hugging baobabs

In an effort to stir up our normal routine of beach time,  Raven Runs, cooking and chilling, we ventured off South Beach and headed to the Fruit & Spice Park in the Redlands. The park is an agricultural haven near Miami with real live Baobab trees, a wonderful variety of bamboo and some other fruity and spicy treasures (miracle fruit, fresh tamarind, starfruit, etc.) in a park that boasts 150 varieties of mango, 75 varieties of bananas and the list goes on! If you ever have a chance, definitely visit!

Wonderous Bamboo

Fruit Striped Bamboo?

Bamboo Pose?

Timeout for a silly photo

A bird friend we made on our way back to South Beach

Erykah Badu Konasana

Happy Joydays!

Love the ones with you're with! Spread joy to the ones far away!

bikes are so hot right now

bikes are so hot right now that fancy hotels in the city display them in their windows, hoping that their current "cool factor" elevates their own.

but wait a minute, what does that sign say, right out front?

so much for cool factor!

If you're looking for places to stay that are genuinely cool - try airbnb!

this year for halloween we will be...

well, what does it look like? duh!

happy hirschlerbirthday!

Happy birthday, dad! I love you!