birds & squirrels & biking
June 25, 2008 at 6:59 amDC, animals, bicycle, nature, parks, triathlon
Just returned from riding our bikes around Hains Point this morning (luckily with a few more parts than the bike in the picture…) and it was a successful ride. I did notice, however, that there were a LOT of critters all over the place rooting around in the trash cans and scurrying across the road. I wonder why the park service doesn’t empty the trash every evening? Lots of them were overflowing, and then I rode right underneath a gross bird struggling to lift a corncob (I think thats what it was?) out of the garbage can I wondered how long it would be until I got hit with a falling piece of trash. And would it knock me off my bike? I hope not. Maybe this isn’t a regular case, I guess I’ll have to drag myself out of bed again to see.
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June 25th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The light, the simplicity of the elements, and the angle make for a strong composition. I’ve seen and took a similar picture at D.C. bus station back in 2005. I like D.C. and would love to come back and visit it again someday.
Greetings from Bandung, Indonesia.
June 25th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Your photo caught my eye as I had been cruising Abandoned Bicycles of New York. I always wonder how anyone could just leave a bicycle behind. Then, as I looked further I saw that you were traveling b/w KC and DC. When I lived in DC I did that all the time! My family is in KC. What, if I may ask, would bring you to the remote, although fairly well laid out, KCI?
June 25th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
actually, the trip to KCI was just for a family reunion in Iowa… I don’t frequently make that trip! although the KCI airport is pretty nice, so I wouldn’t mind going back!
June 25th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I was in DC this January and had a great time.
I love the very mod style of your work.