The Friday Cyclotouriste

The Central Park Effect.

This quote from the film (starting at 1:01 on the video clip below) addresses a frequent stereotype aimed at those who enjoy this pastime.

“There’s really no way to look cool. You’ve got your binoculars up. You’re looking at something that nobody else is looking at. And everyone else is looking at you and thinking, you know, ‘what a dweeb’.”

The Big Year. It got poor reviews, but I really loved it. (I hear most real birders hated it).

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The loneliest bike rack.

But an important one if you ride out here and want to visit the lighthouse.

Make sure to bring a lock.

[This announcement will remain at the top of the blog for the next week. New posts will show up below]

Some tragic news to report close to home: The same beaches I’ve been photographing and enjoying recently have claimed three lives in the last week. Read the rest of this entry »

The site is experiencing technical difficulties. To deal with the situation, I’ve temporarily shifted to a new wordpress theme. The old, Black Letterhead Friday Cyclotouriste will return…I hope.  I do like the simple, crisp, look of this however…hmmm, maybe I should consider a permanent change?

A Ken Burns-style mockumentary, which hits pretty close to home.