Bicycles!

I'm proud to present my newest baby.

After some consideration, I've gone and sold my beloved cruiser.

As it turns out, even with an elevator, a 40-lb bike was still just a little too ridiculous.

It was so cute! Had a basket! Everyone loved it! But this bike is light and sleek.

And now I can be all, Oh hey, Street Cred!

(Like the yarn? Those are what I call I-don't-have-pulls-yet-but-need-to-open-my-dresser.)

Urban Gardening in Harlem

Nature and I, we get along quite well

North Lake, Catskill Mountains, NY

Let's Colour

Video via Black Eiffel and the Let's Colour Project

Earth Day 2010

Image via flickr

Have a lovely Earth Day!

And go ahead and recycle that can you were about to throw in the trash.

Yes, that one. Put it in the recycling.

Thanks.

Festival of Colors

I might eventually upload my photos from the Festival of Colors from my camera, which now has a nice pink hue to it. But until then here's something to tie you over.

Just imagine me, right there in the middle, clad with a surgeon's mask. Yeah, you got it now.

(If you want to skip ahead, things get really interesting around 1:30)

Local produce and I are going steady these days

Fresh corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes and more basil than you'd ever need?

Yes, please.

Earth Day

It's Earth Day! Ride a bike or recycle something today.
Actually, now that I think of it, why don't you do that everyday?

[image via: flickr]

Dutch Bike Co.

If this NYT article doesn't make you want to ditch the car and take a stroll around on your bike, well then good heavens, I don't know what will.


I'm already ready to scope out the sales and flea markets for an old bike to schlep back to school with me. And if that doesn't work, perhaps Mom won't notice if her blue Schwinn disappears for a few months?
[Image via: NYT]

Listening to: "Take the "A" Train" - Duke Ellington

The Anti-granola Granola

Confession: I love health food.

Weird, I know, but I do. It's so good, and so good for you. I know pretty much the whole world is on a "green" trip right now, but I'm not gonna lie - I'm glad. Sure it's a fad and will probably stop in a year or two, but at least it's a fad that's healthy. I think we all remember when McDonald's had those mini Beanie Babies in their Happy Meals, and every elementary school-aged child in America suddenly gained like ten pounds from the mass consumption of fast food. Yeah, that one wasn't so pretty.

I know what you're thinking, "health food is so gross Nicole, how can you eat it?" Oh ye of little faith, for those who think health food is all gross (I say that because let's be honest, some of it is) try these sometime:

Pacific Natural Foods: They have the most AMAZING organic soups, the roasted red pepper & tomato is my favorite. And the best part is that they sell them at Costco and Smith's.

Kashi: I know they're mostly known for their granola, but try the oatmeal. It's soooo good.

Barbara's Bakery Puffins Cereal: The cinnamon flavored kind is the best. And like my roommate says, you can read about how to save Puffins while you eat some breakfast!

Whole Foods: Okay you got me, this is a store... but they have great recipes on their website.

Silk Soy Milk: In all honesty this one wasn't really voluntary because I'm lactose intolerant so I don't drink regular milk anyway. But Soy is good, good for you, and you can use the Plain kind in place of milk in cooking.

Happy healthy eating everyone!