Yellow Flowers

Somerville, July 2008

This is another shot from that long walk home with my bike, the one I undertook in terror of running into someone I know, because let me tell you: I looked rough.

Sailing on the Charles

Esplanade, July 2008

The day I took this, I was training. My plan at the start of the day was to ride out through Cambridge and Somerville to the Minuteman Bikeway, take that out and back, and then finish with the Esplande Loop. When I left Boston, it was warm and sunny, a blue-sky day. The further out I got, the cloudier it got, until as I neared Lexington Center, the sky in front of me had gone completely black. There is a roof behind an old depot right in Lexington over the bike path, and it's the last real civilization on the trail, so i decided to stop and wait. Soon, I could hear thunder, and within five minutes, it was absolutely pouring. I was waiting under that roof for about 4o minutes for the storm to blow through, then I decided to head home before I could get hit with another one.

The path was pretty rough at this point, covered with water, mud and debris. The water was over a foot deep in some places. By the time I got back to regular streets, I was soaking wet and filthy. I decided to stop for a few minutes in Davis Square to have a Powerbar and some Gatorade. When I got there, my back tire was feeling a little low, so I figured I'd find a bike shop or a gas station and get some air before finishing my trip home. When I got up to go, the tire was totally flat. I didn't have a spare tube, and as it turned out, there were no bike shops open in the area at this point.

So I had to walk home. 7 miles. Pushing my bike.

Good stuff.

This photo was taken on the Esplanade when I was almost home, from the footbridge at the salt and pepper bridge, where I have taken many a picture before, including this one. After all my drama, it was a beautiful evening to be by the river.

Sunrise at Sagamore

Cape Cod Canal, August 2008

I took this during the Pan Mass Challenge, a bikeathon that raises money for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (pmc.org). It's a two-day event, and day two begins with a ride over the Bourne Bridge and then along the Canal Bike Path, before going down the length of the Cape to Provincetown. It was an amazing event, and this was the most beautiful moment, gliding down the mist-shrouded canal just at sunrise. I had to pull off the path to take a few photos.

Greens and Greens

Along the Charles River Bike Path, August 2008

Fenway Lights

Fenway Park, July 2008

Building Trim

Atlantic Ave, August 2008

Bay Village Garden

Bay Village, July 2008

This is from a tiny garden around the corner from my apartment, in Bay Village. I don't know how or why, but the flowers in this garden always seem to have more color than other flowers. They are saturated. It is always gorgeous.