I was tired after a long day, but I couldn’t let this first cool(ish) evening go without getting out for a ride on the Surly. It was positively lovely out there. I headed over to Canal and rode over and along Bayou St. John, where lots of folks were out enjoying the cooler and drier [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bayou St. John’
Abandoned City Hall Annex at Canal and Tonti
Posted in buildings, politics, public buildings, tagged Central City, New Orleans, CBD, Canal Street, Bayou St. John, homelessness, City Hall Annex on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lanterns on the Pedestrian Bridge at Bayou St. John
Posted in personal, tagged levees, New Orleans, Katrina, Mid City, Bayou St. John, Katrina Anniversary on August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I don’t know what to write today. I barely knew what to see today. It’s the fourth anniversary of Katrina, and I am acutely aware that I wasn’t here then. I was living in Hartford, Connecticut, trying to finish my dissertation, missing California, and hating the uncomfortable broken-down office furniture the college had moved into [...]
Popeye’s at Claiborne and Milan
Posted in accidents, bikes, hospitals, neighborhoods, tagged accidents, Bayou St. John, bike accidents, bike safety, Freewheeling Bike Shop, Lake Pontchartrain, Lower Garden District, Magazine Street, Mid City, New Orleans, Popeye's, the Saint, Treme, Uptown on August 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I left my house around 2:00 this afternoon, clipped in to my bike and hoping to run in to trouble somewhere. That’s my idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon. I started by tooling over to 4238 Claiborne, where I snapped this photo of Popeye’s.
Abandoned Motel at Tulane and S. Galvez
Posted in buildings, nature, neighborhoods, parks, weather, tagged animals, Bayou St. John, Carrollton, decay, ducks, Fair Grinds, humidity, Mid City, motels, nature, New Orleans on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s ride took me Uptown and over to Mid-City via Carrollton to meet K. and M. for coffee and work. The ride was tiring because of the intense humidity. I mean, my glasses were fogging up as I pedaled over the bayou.
Decaying Building at Pontchartrain Beach
Posted in buildings, parks, weather, tagged Bayou St. John, Central City, City Park, crawfish, Lake Pontchartrain, Mid City, New Orleans, Pontchartrain Amusement Park, Pontchartrain Beach, Uptown on May 21, 2009 | 6 Comments »
It was another seventy degree day in New Orleans, and I got up early enough to get a nice long ride in before my night class. Jack and I rode out Elysian Fields, because Googlemaps said there’d be an amusement park at the end.
Sky Above Lake Pontchartrain
Posted in neighborhoods, personal, tagged B.W. Cooper, Bayou Bicycles, Bayou St. John, Lafitte bike path, Lake Pontchartrain, Mid City, New Orleans, Uptown on May 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today is my 200th blog post. That’s a lot of writing, and a lot of riding, my bike around, every day. Today’s ride took me through so many different parts of New Orleans.
Abandoned Albertson’s at Jefferson Parkway and Tulane Ave.
Posted in buildings, business, festivals, neighborhoods, parades, weather, tagged Bayou St. John, Bicycle Michael's, Broadmoor, Bywater, decay, French Quarter, Freret, Freret Fest, Jefferson Parkway, Mid City, New Orleans, Uptown on April 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I got up this morning with a gleam in my eye. Because today, my dear friend K., picked up her new bike. And she wanted to spend the day riding all over town, stretching her legs and her new chain. Well, I’m certainly up for using my sunny Saturday afternoon like that, [...]
House on Stilts on Bayou St. John
Posted in houses, neighborhoods, parks, weather, tagged Alternative Media Expo, Bayou St. John, Gambit, Hornets, house raising, houses, Mid City, New Orleans on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was an absolutely beautiful day today. I mean, look at that blue sky. I hopped on Jack and rode over to Mid-City to pick up some tickets to Wednesday’s Hornets game that I won in a drawing. The tickets are so, so good–seventh row, “premium club,” with concierge service, near center court. I am [...]
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 [...]
St. Patrick’s Day at Molly’s On The Market
Posted in festivals, neighborhoods, tagged Bayou St. John, CBD, Decatur, French Quarter, Molly's on the Market, New Orleans, St. Patrick's Day, Treme, Uptown on March 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend here in New Orleans, and folks are already wearing green. Tonight’s parade–which I missed in favor of a concert–took place here, at Molly’s On the Market on Decatur. I saw people painting this flag and shamrock on the sidewalk a couple days ago, and already it looks like more than [...]
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