For years (while it was still there), this was my fave piece of art in the Folk Art section at the High Museum in Atlanta, which I visit often (via train and bike). It was […]
Author: Pattie Baker
Writer, street photographer, urban farmer, and League Cycling Instructor (#5382), learning as I grow and traveling at the speed of bike. Peace Corps Uganda invitee (June 2020, delayed due to COVID-19). CDC Foundation Communications Specialist working with State of Alaska Dept. of Health on Healthy You in 2022 project. Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
For the Record
I know, I know. I sound like a broken record on these topics but I get a chance to sit and think about these things while Traveling at the Speed of Bike (and rollerskating). Plus, […]
Have a Ducky Day (March Newsletter)
And so it begins “I got my peaches out in Georgia,” sings Justin Bieber, and I realize we won’t see the peaches here this year. We’re almost done packing to leave our Georgia home, and the […]
“You’re Not Going to the Moon”
You’re not going to the moon, I remind myself as I’m pilot-testing* packing for Round America with a Duck. You don’t need to bring five months worth of everything, I tell myself. There are drug stores. […]
What the Duck?!
Yes, the updated map for Round America with a Duck now looks like a duck in flight! No, I didn’t plan that! Trust the journey, amirite?! (You can find out the latest about the project here.) Some […]
Persistence of Hope
I painted this a little less than a year ago. Shortly after the war in Ukraine started. Where it became clear that President Zalensky had the “it” ingredients. Grit. Leadership. The persistence of hope. And when, as usual, […]
Life-Changing Tip
Here’s a useful (warning: life changing) exercise. I heard once that if you write your own aspirational obituary and then work backwards, you can create a pathway to the life you really want. Years ago, […]
Wild BikeBloom News! Updated!
Sales on Etsy of BikeBloom upcycled bike tube earrings are now DONE. An art gallery named Wild Oats and Billy Goats in the ONLY certified Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community in the State of Georgia, USA, […]
Traveling at the Speed of Bike 