I came upon this public piano while Traveling at the Speed of Bike home from the cemetery yesterday and banged out a frozen-fingered (R)ode to Joy. And that’s that. Goodbye, 2020. It has been a […]
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). Mensa member. Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor. See books on Amazon in all global markets (USA link: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Baker/e/B005JBN7ZK).
Grim Leaper
I started yesterday morning with a Leap of Faith at sunrise in the fog in a nearby cemetery where I ride my bike frequently, however grim that may seem. I go there (and other cemeteries) […]
Hmmm. Maybe There Was a Good Reason
Was just looking back at an old post from five years ago that went like this: For No Good Reason That time I spent endless hours Traveling at the Speed of Bike all over the Atlanta Beltline […]
Let’s Leap the Sh*t Outta This Year!
Sure, it would probably have been better if we leaped right over this year but that’s just not how it went. Instead, we had to show up every day and trudge through challenges of Biblical […]
Series
Hi. Nice to meetcha, if you’re new here. I’ve been putzin’ around for awhile, doing all sorts of strange things. Mostly bearing witness while Traveling at the Speed of Bike. I’m always working on some […]
If You Are Struggling
Six feet apart. Socially alone. Isolated. Separated. Masked. It was a rough year for connection, for touch, for joy. Fuggedabout smiles! And yet, as I look through my street photography from this year, one thing […]
Meet Helena
You may be or know someone this Christmas morning who is among the many getting new (or new to them) bikes during the biggest bike boom since the 1970s. Fun fact — learning to ride […]
2-Month Update as Your Bicycle Mayor
So I’m two months in as the first Metro Atlanta Bicycle Mayor, representing the 10-county region including and surrounding the City of Atlanta. As promised at the end of each month, here are updates on […]
