There was a time in my life when my walls were covered with posters of Japanese paintings, prints and woodcuts. To me, Hokusai was (and still is) as great an artist and visionary as Michelangelo, Titian, Rodin, Gaugin and Picasso.
Today's post on Riding Pretty includes this photo of a painting outside of one of the author's favorite Japanese restaurants. If you'd like, you can tweet her with your guess as to where she took the photo. I'm not even going to try: I'd just like to know who did the painting!
Tonight is the WE Bike Party, in which we celebrate the end of our first cycling season.
Doors will open to this event at 7 pm at The Grand Victory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The venue for our party is at 245 Grand Street, at the corner of Roebling Street. (Roebling is the engineer responsible for the Brooklyn Bridge.)
I'm going to call one of the raffles, which will be held every hour. And I'll be at the door for an hour. At other times, I'll be helping out in other ways and helping myself to some of the refreshments. You'll recognize me because I'm wearing a maroon/burgundy WE Bike T-shirt. ;-)
The cover charge is 8 bucks. Not bad for a night out in a hip place in Williamsburg!
One of the things I have always loved about cycling is that, even during and after the most routine rides, my senses are sharpened. Food tastes better, my cats seem cuddlier and I see colors more vividly.
I was reminded of this when I got to work today.
That, in the garded in front of the administration building. The ride in was otherwise unremarkable, save perhaps for the fact that I was once again "playing chicken with the rain." I did encounter some drizzle on my way home, but I rather enjoyed it. Perhaps it was an after-effect of seeing seeing a bright autumn garden at the end of my ride this morning.
