According to Buddha
Concentration consists in focusing one hundred percent attention upon one thing at a time. All efficient people possess some power of concentration as a byproduct of the vocation or avocation they follow.
i ride my bike, i roller skate, don’t drive no car
don’t go too fast, but i go pretty far
for somebody who don’t drive i been all round the world
some people think i done all right for a girl
well, i got a brand new pair of roller skates
you got a brand new key
i think that we should get together and try them out, you see
i been looking around awhile, you got something for me
oh, i got a brand new pair of roller skates
you got a brand new key
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World Naked Bike Ride, Dundas Street Toronto ~ June 2017
Interesting post Hedy,
A great way to ride in the hot summer.
Wonder if our neighborhood would mind?
excellent choice of photos and quote
it was fun…a little surprise walking in the hot sun…always funny to hear people talk about nakedness and the human body…this was right in the centre of downtown on saturday afternoon…many many people here in TO…so unlike etown 🙂 i love it! 😀 have a fun day Eddie!
Lol I sure agree @ Eddie
Great post
and you write such wonderful fables/myths/fairytales…makes me smile KayCee 😀 compose a fun day! sending you joy ~ hedy
Lol thanks
sending you joy and laughter…we need it Kaycee 😀 <3
Thanks dear
Thank you very much Kaycee.
Bless your kind heart
kind hearts…always needed 😀 sending smiles and joy to you both!
😀 appreciated…thank you kindly 🙂
Wow. I’ve done a lot of bike riding but not in the buff. What fun. Great set of images, Hedy. Cheers
yes it was delightful Chris…it made people on the street smile…and the human landscapes are beautiful…truly relaxed a happy cyclists! have a fun day 😀
Not sure if this is suitable for a long distance tour… but looks as if they enjoyed it. I would have forgotten to press the shutter… special images, Hedy! Cool series. Happy Days! Reinhold
depending on the weather i imagine 😀 yes one of the intentions of the world naked bike ride is “bare as you dare”…it was a hot day Reinhold…lots of fun here in TO…have a funny day ~ smiles hedy 😀
Very different series Hedy. I ride my bike a lot but I would not go this far to keep cool, maybe a small bathing suit. Must be my rural mid-west upbringing. Such a sight to come upon, or for it to come upon you. I would have missed the shots as I would have wanted to take this spectacle in fully. Happy adventures.
life on the streets of TO always exciting and so many “issues” are shared publicly here…i love this about this space…i was walking and there was a vegan animal protest just before and then poof cyclists…for the world nude ride…not sure etown has this ride but it was fun…also the comments of spectators made me giggle…funny to hear and watch…they put smiles on most everyone’s face…just a few doubters 😉 yes i’m enjoying my adventures now off to see some more…have a fun day Terry! 😀
A wonderful document.
appreciated Rabirius 😀 smiles over the pond!
I’m not sure I would participate but I would certainly cheer them on! Great series, Hedy!
thank you kindly Emilio 🙂 well you can photograph them then ^_^ 😀 smiles!
Oh I was smiling from beginning to end. And you captured the spirit of the event so well. A naked bike ride! I’ve never heard of such a thing. How fabulous!
Alison
😀 me too..making people smile is what they wanted too…i’d say they were successful…and i think these rides started in the early 2000…from my quick reading for this post…smiles from TO Alison 😀
All I know is what a Mardi Gras Indian once told me. If you are going to take pictures of us, you ought to dress like us. 🙂
i agree sounds fair to me…so wonderful to see people comfortable in their human suits Ray! 😀
But, the question remains… hahahahahaha
hahahahaha…yes 😀 actually with the heat and humidity here in TO wearing next to nothing is best…you know 🙂 have a happy day…i also love your painterly abstract pieces…i want to explore the arty part of photography further…smiles Ray!
So, you took my point. 🙂 I do know. Home today for the first time in weeks. Considering a second line parade, but at noon it’s already like 90 degrees and about 90% humidity. Artistic. I know you meant artistic. 🙂 Arty is something else entirely. Hahahahaha.
yup you do Ray! 😀 i like the humidity mostly…but also the dry heat…i think i love all weather actually…phew at least i didn’t typo autistic…i’ve done that before too ^_^ 😀 have a creative day! smiles Ray 😀
Not this humidity. Whew. Pre-storm air, that isn’t coming. Walk the dogs and come home dripping…
back in etown…it’s 14 and windy 😀 limited humidity here Ray…almost need thin gloves for the early morning walk brrrrr…looks like rain here…will make things green! stay dry Ray 😀 have fun making more of your artistic images too 🙂
Thanks. Tropical storm called Cindy is headed this way. Looks like it will make landfall to the north of here near the TX-LA border. It’s getting windy and we should have about 4-6 inches of hard rain. 12 years ago, during the Katrina summer, we actually had 3 hurricanes. The first was Tropical Storm Cindy that was upgraded after she made landfall. That’s a little spooky.
We are set. Water, recharged batteries and plenty of fuel for the bbq. If we lose power, we’ll just cook outside. 🙂
you live with these…i experienced a typhoon once in Hong Kong and a hurricane once on South Padre Island…freaky for me/us…we have harsh weather but different of course…stay safe…looks fierce 🙁 https://twitter.com/NOAASatellites?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
well be safe with the bbq…and those winds Ray!
Thank you, Hedy. Typhoons in HK are kind of funny. I was there when the Peninsula Hotel’s basement garage was flooded and their fleet of Bentleys was destroyed. NOAA is the only storm predictor that I use. See the cone? TX-LA border… we are on the far side of it. Rain for a couple of days as the bands work through… so far no power issues. The dogs are weather wimps and only go outside when they have to.
my big mutt does not like rain…i remember in HK watching signs blow off and stuff swirling…we do have weather chasers here in Alberta…so we also have some exciting storms albeit different…i do like to see the open sky with storms on the horizon…watch it…we have sun now and wind…it’s 11 C sort of fresh earlier…no gloves needed 😉 be safe and may the rains blow on through ~ smiles
When Storyteller is published at noon, my time, you can see my update. Light wind, no rain, the cyclonic nature of it is gone. Now, mostly just a big rain storm. There is even a little sun. The dogs, who waited 20 hours to go out, woke me at 5am, to go out. They knew the rain stopped. Ralph, the poodle, says thanks for the song.
You’re welcome 🤓😀
“…i was walking and there was a vegan animal protest just before and then poof cyclists…for the world nude ride…” Awesome, lol.
Gregory it’s exciting here…etown is rather dull for street photography so i’m in a sort of urban heaven 😀 it’s so fun! have a happy day ~ smiles hedy 😀
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😀 appreciated Luc
Looks like fun nude bicycling 🙂 Great pictures 🙂 I 😍 that song… Brings back à lot of memories 🙂 Thank you 🙂
a one hit wonder…i always smile when i hear that song Luc…have a happy day ~ smiles hedy 😀
Great memories…thanks…🤗 your day Hedy 😊
I like that ☺
😀 thanks wonderful Antonio!compose a funny day ~ smiles hedy 😀
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Seattle has this ride, too, aka the Fremont Solstice Parade….and New York has the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, a little different but along the same lines of let’s have fun and be silly. But I confess, I just cringe at the thought of nakedness on the bicycle seat – it seems too painful. Clearly, some happy people are not having that problem.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Fremont-Solstice-Parade-thrills-amuses-11227737.php#photo-13110783
http://madhattersnyc.com/2017/06/20/coney-island-mermaid-parade-2017/
i read it is world wide ride Lynn…but i know there will places it is not possible 🙂 and yes i imagine the bike seat would need to be large saddle…i think they rode lightly 😉 😀 smiles and thanks for the links appreciated…thrills, amuses, titillates! hedy 😀
What a refreshing post!
dogs do this i think John…and yes refresh…i’m surfacing and being to feel refreshed myself…plus listening to only music and no news that’s the best! 🙂 have a fresh we are it’s 6 degrees and strong winds 😀 smiles hedy