tour de canberra

when i first moved to the nation's capital a decade ago, one of the things canberrans raved about (still do, mind you, and i am now one of them!) and which became quite obvious after living here even a short time, was that bicycling is very popular here and that there are awesome bike paths throughout the spread of the territory. so i quickly bought a bike, but for some reason didn't use it much at first. it was just a few years back that i became a huge fan of the cycling commute. i loved not being beholden to sitting in traffic or using public transport, being green, and arriving at my destination clearheaded from my individual quiet time. not to mention the fastest way for me to get to work from home (all of 4.5km) is on my trusty shogun :)

take the weather with you

simultanously (well within 24 hours) held in new york, washington, rio de janeiro, johannesburg, london, hamburg, tokyo, shanghai and sydney, the world-wide series of 'live earth' music festivals weathered some heavy criticism, accused of hypocritically producing thousands of tons of carbon emissions when the objective of the event was about raising awareness about climate change. however negative nelly naysayers aside, i think this was a really great and special event and i was proud to be there to be part of it. not to mention getting to see some fantastic australian artists perform, including missy higgins, wolfmother, esimo joe, sneaky sound system, and the re-formed crowded house who headlined - with the crowd singing along to all the old favourites played, nearly drowning out the band themselves. it was a great day - this photo is more about the memories it invokes that the photo itself. which i think often is the special ingredient which makes the best photos of all.