She makes me want to write an essay on the merits of bike riding. laurafitch: I’m looking for ways to feel alive and happy in the here and now. To live in the present. And as cliché as this may sound, riding my bike has much aided this resolution. Nothing makes me feel even more trapped and isolated than driving alone in a car the same routes to work and home and never really encountering strangers, overhearing conversations, noticing the changing seasons, or making impromptu stops. Riding around town, I look at the houses now all decorated for Halloween, I stop and take pictures whenever I feel like it, I wind around and take impromptu turns and find new routes for getting home. I discover campus and frequent my favorite thrift store, telling myself that I’m just locking my bike up for a minute and only just peaking in. I peruse the used bookstore aisles and watch the leaves turn orange and feel the morning air get colder. (via detours « Simply Bike) I enjoyed Simply Bike’s morning post and thought you might, too. 

She makes me want to write an essay on the merits of bike riding.

laurafitch:

I’m looking for ways to feel alive and happy in the here and now. To live in the present. And as cliché as this may sound, riding my bike has much aided this resolution. Nothing makes me feel even more trapped and isolated than driving alone in a car the same routes to work and home and never really encountering strangers, overhearing conversations, noticing the changing seasons, or making impromptu stops. Riding around town, I look at the houses now all decorated for Halloween, I stop and take pictures whenever I feel like it, I wind around and take impromptu turns and find new routes for getting home. I discover campus and frequent my favorite thrift store, telling myself that I’m just locking my bike up for a minute and only just peaking in. I peruse the used bookstore aisles and watch the leaves turn orange and feel the morning air get colder. (via detours « Simply Bike)

I enjoyed Simply Bike’s morning post and thought you might, too. 

Posted on October 14, 2010 at 8:10pm with 4 notes and was reblogged from laura's p.o.v.

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