tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post6332742231469852044..comments2023-10-24T09:29:32.492-04:00Comments on the golden fish: travelling lightstevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-68188618906373501452009-08-17T21:30:43.193-04:002009-08-17T21:30:43.193-04:00I haven't ridden it but I've driven it. No...I haven't ridden it but I've driven it. Not nearly as much exercise, but I can brake at the corners and the scenery is the same. Its also faster driven, if not nearly as good for either the environment or my own personal health.<br /><br />You live in a beautiful part of the country. We just love visiting.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-8848661492230913452009-08-17T15:09:55.548-04:002009-08-17T15:09:55.548-04:00THat's a real cool looking Bike ,Steve. I used...THat's a real cool looking Bike ,Steve. I used to love cycling when i was younger(and thinner!)never cycled in a pack though, it sure sounds like a blast!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-12247929019200722042009-08-17T09:16:05.221-04:002009-08-17T09:16:05.221-04:00hi dan, sage advice. don't brake!! every insti...hi dan, sage advice. don't brake!! every instincy in my body cries for me to brake on turns, before nailing a pothole at speed, but i see that in the school or herd, those are life-and-death choices that don't fit anymore!!! especially when you're one foot off the back of someone's wheel and there are eight people behind you on the same knife's edge. i know that somewhere out there someone's written a book matching the experience of biking to life metaphor but i tell you it was never so clear to me as when i rode home alone after that group ride. i'm hoping to go out again this wednesday to apply what i've learned. today i'm biking 50 km to my mum's home down by lake ontario. then i'll bike back - and it's almost all uphill on the way back - tomorrow. see you!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-64520049878553750212009-08-17T08:47:18.557-04:002009-08-17T08:47:18.557-04:00I enjoyed this post. I used to do a whole bunch of...I enjoyed this post. I used to do a whole bunch of group riding--a real high for me. It's as close as I've ever come to feeling like a schooling fish or a wild goose: part of a larger whole. Yes, ride predictably, smoothly. Don't brake. A steady wheel is a good one.Dan Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628603380292404658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-4061267831008260452009-08-16T14:34:47.729-04:002009-08-16T14:34:47.729-04:00hey crafty green - and i live about fourty km from...hey crafty green - and i live about fourty km from newcastle! it's crazy making isn't it ?!! no wonder i feel at home here. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-25093761600193929842009-08-16T14:19:23.479-04:002009-08-16T14:19:23.479-04:00lovely post but a bit geographically confusing - P...lovely post but a bit geographically confusing - Peterborough? Trent University? But those shots don't look like the Midlands of England!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-15957783684261221132009-08-16T11:55:11.763-04:002009-08-16T11:55:11.763-04:00Steven, I love the tour. Please post a photo of yo...Steven, I love the tour. Please post a photo of your touring bike... I'd like to see how it compares to your other one. <br /><br />The pictures along the way are wonderful & I love the sage! <br /><br />Predictable? Well, I can see that when you're in a group of riders... wouldn't want anyone slamming into the back of you & causing a pileup... but aside from that, please keep the unpredictability!Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-68996700813050694332009-08-16T08:27:19.202-04:002009-08-16T08:27:19.202-04:00hi eryl, thanks - i took these pictures with my da...hi eryl, thanks - i took these pictures with my daughter's camera because it's much easier to carry than my own. so the pictures aren't as clear and crisp but it's the sense of the place that i hoped to share so there you are. <br />i have always wanted to write short stories, you know, the ones that make you stop breathing as you're reading them, or that you're part way into and you think "oh yeah, that's absolutely how it is and i could never have said it that clearly myself!" <br />at this point in my life i can write a decent sentence or paragraph sometimes and that's where it begins i suppose!!! thanks for dropping by and leaving your kind comments eryl. see you again. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-36733738212410249632009-08-16T07:25:49.610-04:002009-08-16T07:25:49.610-04:00These pictures are fabulous. There is something of...These pictures are fabulous. There is something of the Norfolk Broads about them if you unfocus your eyes a little, Norfolk is very flat and reedy.<br /><br />There is something so cool about riding sixty miles on a bicycle to take a friend some sage. It would make a great short story.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-46516767703689215572009-08-16T05:34:29.259-04:002009-08-16T05:34:29.259-04:00A litle bit broader with you! And it's a diff...A litle bit broader with you! And it's a different green entirely.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-61547056629067040362009-08-15T19:56:44.218-04:002009-08-15T19:56:44.218-04:00hi titus, i have two bicycles. the other's equ...hi titus, i have two bicycles. the other's equipped to take me, my lunch, my laptop and any marking or extra clothes i need for a school day. otherwise it gets to take me on long journeys - last year a 500 km round trip that i'm thinking i might do again next week!! hmmmm. i thought some of the pics might have something of the feel of the norfolk broads about them ... but then i've only seen them in pictures. have a lovely evening. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-42994182272681388892009-08-15T18:39:50.097-04:002009-08-15T18:39:50.097-04:00Hi steven, what a congruent universe we live in - ...Hi steven, what a congruent universe we live in - I was just reading The Times Saturday supplement and they have a huge article on people and their bikes. <br />Very impressive ride and what a strange, foreign land. And how light.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-27162205826605136802009-08-15T17:41:43.613-04:002009-08-15T17:41:43.613-04:00hi elizabeth, i just love being alone!!! the bonus...hi elizabeth, i just love being alone!!! the bonus elements you describe are definitely there as well but i've been a cyclist for so long it's just a way of life for me. <br /><br />my first wife experienced a very similar experience in the birth of our only son. she didn't know that she had a cyst growing on her ovary and when she gave birth it burst blowing a major artery out and draining most of her blood into her abdomen. nobody knew, they just thought it was a tough labour. <br /><br />it's tough that some stories, some art, some music, some ideas are hard to put into the context that our blogs have established for us. but i get that. i love visiting your blog for it's cool simplicty and depth. thanks for that!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-89729138014442262372009-08-15T17:27:53.566-04:002009-08-15T17:27:53.566-04:00A cool ride indeed.
Eco friendly, exercise, landsc...A cool ride indeed.<br />Eco friendly, exercise, landscape the whole thing.<br />Thanks for taking me along.<br /><br />As per a transformative moment, for me it was<br /> two weeks after my daughter's birth when I lost a lot of blood, was hospitalized, and almost died.<br />I was 30 and thought: Oh boy, that was a close one, I think I had better start writing.......<br />However, I'm not quite sure I could write about it on my NY blog ---too public or TMI (too much information)<br /><br />Hope your weekend is peaceful.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-26467593488210057212009-08-15T17:22:59.999-04:002009-08-15T17:22:59.999-04:00hi alaine, thanks for visiting!!! i appreciate you...hi alaine, thanks for visiting!!! i appreciate your concern. i've got to say that with very few exceptions, drivers are becoming much more attuned to cyclists in the area i live in. you have to be very aware at all times and thinking your way through situations before they arise is a really valuable tool. i love the feel of traffic next to me and i ride on roads where the vehicle speed is 80 kph quite often. it's something you get used to but don't take for granted. i have lots to live for so i make sure i make the extra effort to earn the privilege by cycling with care. thanks so much for that alaine!! have a lovely day!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-89908451092620327912009-08-15T17:19:37.525-04:002009-08-15T17:19:37.525-04:00hi willow, nice to see you!!! i've always eith...hi willow, nice to see you!!! i've always either been a runner or a cyclist. fitness is sort of a side effect rather than a goal to be really honest. i really love being on my own travelling places. it allows me to talk, sing, hum, fart, whatever comes to happen without bugging anyone. i love that i can experience things at a slower pace that i might otherwise miss. <br />i love paul klee's work a lot. your suggestion made me smile a big smile because in the beginning of this blog this was the post: http://leakstev.blogspot.com/2007/08/origin-of-golden-fish.html if you read it you'll see how very intuitive you are!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-86270407606474720902009-08-15T16:59:33.531-04:002009-08-15T16:59:33.531-04:00Thanks for taking us on your bike ride, beautiful ...Thanks for taking us on your bike ride, beautiful countryside. Take care; bikeriders worry me, only for the fact that you've got nothing much to protect you from the fools on the road these days!alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-62813109774077708432009-08-15T16:50:47.202-04:002009-08-15T16:50:47.202-04:00Wow, that was an impressive trek, Steven. I can...Wow, that was an impressive trek, Steven. I can't imagine not driving anywhere, but it would be the healthier way to go!<br /><br />Love the Klee fish on your sidebar. He should be your mascot.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-55167429169358080862009-08-15T16:37:33.961-04:002009-08-15T16:37:33.961-04:00hi bonnie - i forgot to put the distances in imper...hi bonnie - i forgot to put the distances in imperial for my american friends - in miles the trip was just under sixty miles. my buddy's special to me so this is nothing in the grand scheme of things. he's done some magic for me in the past!!!! oh and thanks for the thanks regarding the "organization" of next week's meme. it's a pleasure and i'm so excited to see what comes of it. have a lovely hot day wherever you are today. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-19087244477057903892009-08-15T16:35:14.218-04:002009-08-15T16:35:14.218-04:00hi linda - it's a bit of a ride but honestly i...hi linda - it's a bit of a ride but honestly it's really lovely. if you're driving and you pass through lakefield you can stop in at hamblyn's right by the bridge across the river for ice cream. the whetung gallery in curve lake is filled with the most amazing art as well. my wife was just at the buckhorn art festival which might still be on when you come up but don't quote me on it!! pigeon laek - beautiful!!! lucky lucky you. have a peaceful evening and thanks for dropping by!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-1485556597357682202009-08-15T15:29:55.451-04:002009-08-15T15:29:55.451-04:00Now that's a good friend. A four mile bike ri...Now that's a good friend. A four mile bike ride to bring sage for smudges. And I imagine that is pretty predictable!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-81138346088576122009-08-15T15:28:51.341-04:002009-08-15T15:28:51.341-04:00Woah, that is a hike and a half, Peterborough to C...Woah, that is a hike and a half, Peterborough to Curve Lake and back!!!! I'm impressed! We are coming up next weekend for the Loving Spoonful. I am looking forward to visiting around the Otonabee River and Chemong Lake. I used to spend my summers at Pigeon Lake and Buckhorn. I love Kawartha (especially the ice cream)! We may make it up to Curve Lake too. We will see how much time we have. Thanks for the pre-visit tour. Lovely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-17275926510994734762009-08-15T13:28:49.761-04:002009-08-15T13:28:49.761-04:00hello ellen, i don't drive a car so the bike i...hello ellen, i don't drive a car so the bike is how i get around. this was a special trip for me as it's a bit further than i usually travel and the destination was very special to me as well!!! i worry about heat stroke as well but i drink lots of liquids, eat electrolyte tablets and gel bloks which help keep things stable. i'm 52 and it's becoming more important now to do these little things than in the days when i'd have a bottle of water and that was it!!! thanks for visiting and have a lovely day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-73859664424689589982009-08-15T13:26:43.044-04:002009-08-15T13:26:43.044-04:00hi goldenrod, it is very beautiful here - very!! t...hi goldenrod, it is very beautiful here - very!! the seat is set for my body and also because this is a road racing bicycle and not a touring bike (my other one is a touring bike with pannier bags and a different frame geometry) the seating and handlebar positions are different. becoming more predictable - well i have made no one any promises!!!!! thanks for your nice comments and for dropping by!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8767484157936178574.post-58666322582997734652009-08-15T13:22:16.780-04:002009-08-15T13:22:16.780-04:00How wonderful to be able to ride to your friend...How wonderful to be able to ride to your friend's. I have a very plain vanilla bike which is exactly what I wanted...one speed, coaster brakes, upright handle bars...does me fine. I just wish I could ride it in the summer but for me, that's courting heat stroke.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com