The weather predictors promised thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, but fortunately, upon checking the radar, I saw that I had a window of opportunity for a nice bike ride this evening. The rain is pouring down as I write this, but it was warm and muggy and perfect when I headed out. I took Jack, [...]
Archive for March, 2009
PJ’s Roastery on Chartres
Posted in buildings, business, coffee shops, neighborhoods, weather, tagged Bacchanal, Bywater, Chartres, Decatur, French Quarter, Marigny, N. Peters, New Orleans, PJ's Coffee, smells on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
House at S. Saratoga and Foucher
Posted in houses, neighborhoods, streets, tagged blight, Central City, decay, Foucher, Freret, houses, Katrina, New Orleans, Saratoga on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today looked so lovely, and it was, but the wind was heavy on my ride home from school. My legs are feeling tired lately, so I was taking it as easy as I could, pedaling lightly down Freret. It is always surprising how different a ride down Freret is from a ride down St. Charles. [...]
Church at Jackson and St. Charles
Posted in personal, religion, tagged church, New Orleans, St. Charles, Uptown on March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m continually struck by how quickly I adjust my sight and see only what I expect to see. One of the reasons I do this blog is to force myself to look, really look, at what I pass as I ride my bicycle around town. Being on a bicycle completely changes your relationship to the [...]
Blackout at Decatur and Iberville
Posted in accidents, neighborhoods, streets, weather, tagged Decatur, fire, French Quarter, Iberville, New Orleans, power outage on March 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last night’s storms were crazy. The sky was bright with lightening and the rain just poured down, coming dangerously close to my door. I watched the storm, and storm coverage, and finally went to sleep. So when I was invited out and about tonight, I was frankly a little bit nervous, since the weather reports [...]
Picnic Table at the Huey P. Long Bridge
Posted in levees and canals, nature, personal, rivers, safety, tagged clipless pedals, Huey P. Long Bridge, Mississippi River bike path, New Orleans on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It was a stormy day in New Orleans today, but I had bike plans with my new riding buddy, C. C. works at a bike shop in town, so I met her there, where she used her wily salesmanship to sell me my first pair of special shoes to go with Jack’s clipless pedal system. [...]
General Beauregard Statue at City Park
Posted in parks, personal, safety, weather, tagged Bayou St. John, bike lanes, bike safety, General Beauregard, New Orleans on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Look at that sky–isn’t it beautiful? It wasn’t sunny today, but the overcast sky at dusk was it’s own sort of beauty, don’t you think? I spent my day writing and reading and then took Jack out for a long ride along Bayou St. John. I took this picture of the General Beauregard statue at [...]
Cops on Bourbon Street
Posted in neighborhoods, streets, tourism, tagged Bourbon Street, cops, French Quarter, New Orleans, NOPD, Spring Break, surveillance on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m on spring break right now, and I keep expecting everyone else to be on spring break. I know lots of college kids make New Orleans their spring break destination, so I also keep expecting to see Bourbon Street overflowing with them, even though it’s a Tuesday. I mean, I was up for a nighttime [...]
Film Set at Barracks and St. Claude
Posted in coffee shops, levees and canals, movies and TV, neighborhoods, tagged French Quarter, HBO, Katrina, levees, Marigny, movies, New Orleans, Treme on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m on spring break and the weather is perfect. That means bike riding, of course. Today I tooled down to to the Marigny to meet some friends for coffee and reading. But I was having such a good time feeling the sunshine and listening to music that I decided to zip up and down all [...]
Super Sunday Crowds at Taylor Park
Posted in festivals, tagged Central City, dancing, festivals, Mardi Gras Indians, New Orleans, Super Sunday, Taylor Park on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today was Super Sunday–the day when all the Mardi Gras Indian tribes parade together–rescheduled after last weekend’s rainout. The weather was perfect today–sunny and warm, with occasional clouds to cool us off. I rode my bike toward Taylor Park and just followed the crowds. And man, there were a lot of people.
Picnicking at the Fly
Posted in levees and canals, nature, parks, rivers, tagged Harahan, levees, Mississippi River, Mississippi River bike path, New Orleans, spring, Surly Steamroller, The Fly, Uptown on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s the first full day of my spring break, and I couldn’t be more pleased. The weather was fantastic, so I went for a long ride along the Mississippi after a day of basketball, lunch, coffee, and reading. Yeah, rough life, eh? I was not the only person who thought the levee would be a [...]
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