What do you like to take with you when you ride?
There are, of course, the things we must take with us. For most cyclists, they include keys for the house (a, possibly, a bike lock), identification, some cash and, perhaps, a credit or ATM card. Many of us would also include a couple of small tools (or a multitool), tire levers and a spare inner tube--and, depending on the conditions in which we're riding, a bottle or two of water and an extra layer of clothing or a rain jacket. And a banana or energy bar.
Then there are those things we want to take. Often, that includes a camera (or something that can be used to take photos). I also like to have something to write with and write on or, if I am leaving home for more than a day or two, a notebook--or my tablet. And, when I have taken multiday tour, I usually had a book or two in my panniers.
Now, if I had my druthers, I'd take Max and Marley with me. Neither they, nor any other cat I've had, were crazy about being carried in a basket or bag, or about posing on my handlebar stem. Plus, their tastes seem not to run to bananas, Clif bars and Gatorade.
Oh, there's one other thing I like to have with me, whenever I can, on my bike: flowers. Yes, even when I was the "before" photo (i.e., before I became my siblings' transistor), I would tuck a bud I'd plucked into a vent in my helmet or between crossed cables or on any other nook or cranny. Although my favorites are lilacs and cherry blossoms, I'm not picky about what kind of flower I wear on myself or my bike: They all make me happy.
Over the past few years, creative and enterprising people have come up with accessories for carrying six-packs, bottles of wine, pizzas and all sorts of other things. So, I should not have been surprised to see these:
Atlanta-based artist/designer Coleen Jordan likes to have flowers with her wherever she goes. That motivated her to design the vases in these photos, as well as necklaces, badges and other jewelry that contain tiny living plants. They are available from her shop, Wearable Planter, on Etsy.
There are, of course, the things we must take with us. For most cyclists, they include keys for the house (a, possibly, a bike lock), identification, some cash and, perhaps, a credit or ATM card. Many of us would also include a couple of small tools (or a multitool), tire levers and a spare inner tube--and, depending on the conditions in which we're riding, a bottle or two of water and an extra layer of clothing or a rain jacket. And a banana or energy bar.
Then there are those things we want to take. Often, that includes a camera (or something that can be used to take photos). I also like to have something to write with and write on or, if I am leaving home for more than a day or two, a notebook--or my tablet. And, when I have taken multiday tour, I usually had a book or two in my panniers.
Now, if I had my druthers, I'd take Max and Marley with me. Neither they, nor any other cat I've had, were crazy about being carried in a basket or bag, or about posing on my handlebar stem. Plus, their tastes seem not to run to bananas, Clif bars and Gatorade.
Oh, there's one other thing I like to have with me, whenever I can, on my bike: flowers. Yes, even when I was the "before" photo (i.e., before I became my siblings' transistor), I would tuck a bud I'd plucked into a vent in my helmet or between crossed cables or on any other nook or cranny. Although my favorites are lilacs and cherry blossoms, I'm not picky about what kind of flower I wear on myself or my bike: They all make me happy.
Over the past few years, creative and enterprising people have come up with accessories for carrying six-packs, bottles of wine, pizzas and all sorts of other things. So, I should not have been surprised to see these:
Atlanta-based artist/designer Coleen Jordan likes to have flowers with her wherever she goes. That motivated her to design the vases in these photos, as well as necklaces, badges and other jewelry that contain tiny living plants. They are available from her shop, Wearable Planter, on Etsy.
