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I was riding my bicycle

Posted: May 28, 2024 in Holiday, My Tunes
Tags: #bikefriendlycities, #bikepaths, #biking, #Cincinnati, #cincyparks, #community, #CROWN, #Healthcare, #Martial Arts, #memorial day, #michaelskennedy, #midimike.com, #mistakes, #observation, #outdoors, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #picture, #safety, parks

Really fast trying to get up a hill and then all of a sudden I wasn’t! I am 70 years old but I still try to get out and ride my bike as often as I can. Fortunately around my town they have a lot of paths that are off-road so I don’t have to compete with traffic. Unfortunately, as I was completing my bike ride, I drove through a local university campus. For some reason they had a couple of large cones or pylons and rope between them blocking off a crosswalk. It was too late for me to see the rope and I barely had time to hit my brakes.

I spent most of Sunday at the emergency room shortly thereafter. After a bunch of x-rays and CT scans no real damage but I’m not going to be moving my shoulder anytime soon.

I guess they never heard of caution tape!

Yes, for those interested in safety, I was wearing my helmet and safety gear. I think it could have been a lot worse had I not had years of martial arts training. They teach you how to hit the ground and how to roll without getting hurt. It could have been a lot worse for a 70-year-old man!

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Fall colors

Posted: October 28, 2023 in Photography
Tags: #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #fallcolors, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #Spring Grove Cemetery

As I traditionally do, I would like to share some pictures I took at my favorite cemetery. It might sound an unlikely candidate for seasonal pictures, but Spring Grove Cemetery has a unique and undisturbed setting.

I will post just a few of the pictures from a week ago so I don’t bore you with a bunch. Some of the trees had not yet turned, but others were brilliant. Each year is a bit different and this year the pumpkin orange and deep reds are currently at their peak.

I hope you get out and enjoy what you can of the seasonal changes wherever you are.

MIDIMike

Spring blooms.

Posted: May 5, 2023 in Photography
Tags: #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #cincyparks, #lindnerpark, #michaelskennedy, #midimike.com, #nikon, #personal, #photographer, #photography

I posted a few pictures as Spring started to burst out from Winter’s hold a few weeks ago. I am glad that even though we did have three or four nights where it went below freezing during the nights, that most of the flowering trees and blooms survived. Usually we get a late freeze and it wipes out most of the early bloomers.

Here are a few pictures from my local city park I have featured before many times. These pictures are untreated or processed. This is how you would see the park if you took a walk there today or tomorrow. Enjoy>

Flowers in the Spring

Posted: March 4, 2023 in Photography
Tags: #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #climatechange, #lindnerpark, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #nikon, #photographer, #photography

I really enjoy posting pictures of new growth after a cold winter in southern Ohio. I know it gets worse – or better – elsewhere but we can get some pretty extreme weather from time to time. Most winter days here are cold, drab, grey, and pretty short. Even in the spring and summer the skies are overcast and grey. Not like polution. More like low hanging clouds so you never see blue skies, or the sun for that matter lol.

But this year it seems like spring keeps popping up in little pockets and hidden corners. It is warm enough many plants feel it it worth a shot to come out now.

I guess this is a sign of years to come. Climate change is all over the news everyday now. The effects are here and more to come. If no deep freeze comes at us just when things are starting to bloom like it usually does and kills all the blooms, it could be rather pretty around here in the spring.

Maybe I will get to post flower pictures more often. I hope you enjoy.

Fall Colors with Halloween Twist

Posted: October 26, 2022 in Photography
Tags: #autumnpictures, #Cincinnati, #fallcolors, #Halloween, #Michael s Kennedy, #midimike.com, #nikon, #photographer, #photography, #Spring Grove Cemetery

Celebrations at Ault Park

Posted: July 13, 2022 in Holiday, Photography
Tags: #4thcelebrations, #4thofjuly, #aultpark, #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #CROWN, #fireworks, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #photography, #wassonway

I have shared a lot of pictures from local city parks in the past. Readers know one of my favorite city parks is Ault Park. Ault Park is actually the cities third largest park. Recently revived from years of neglect, I have shown pictures of sunsets at the park, the construction of connecting bike trails along with the floral gardens and overlooks.

Part of the park’s revival funding comes from renting the pavilion for weddings, corporate and local sponsored events. Here are some pictures of the pavilion when they are preparing for events:

The park has also been a place for celebrations like the 4th of July. On these occasions because the park is at the center of a number of neighborhoods, people come from all over to enjoy this wonderful area. This year we had beautiful weather and a full crowd to celebrate the freedoms we still have. I will share a few pictures but will try not to bore you with all of them.

Just a few quick videos of the 4th of July crowd:

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Panning through the lawn and pavilion celebrations

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View from the lower lawn and the live music getting ready for fireworks:

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Fireworks from right underneath them! I should have brought my camera….

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Another short video of fireworks

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to the finale’

I hope you enjoyed your local events and stayed safe during the holidays.

Sunset at Ault Park

Posted: May 6, 2022 in Photography
Tags: #aultpark, #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #photographer, #photography, #sunsetsinthepark

Every once in a while we get to see the sun set in Cincinnati!

First Peek of Spring

Posted: March 19, 2022 in Photography, projects
Tags: #Ault Park, #aultpark, #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #CROWN, #flowers, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #personal, #photography, #pictures, #wassonway

As usual, I like to share pictures of my local parks and city when the seasons change. Climate change is here and things are slowly changing.

I hope you enjoy a few pictures from Ault Park and extensions of the Wasson Way path.

Here are the latest pictures of the continuing Wasson Way bike path, part of Cincinnati’s CROWN project. Along with other acquisitions the city is using old railroad tracks and bridges to connect areas of our city that were split into fragments (like so many others) when the major highways were built.

The new section connects Wasson Way Trails I have shared before with my favorite park in the city – Ault Park. For years as I was growing up Ault park was left to disarray from lack of care and budget. Recently restored and now connected to another area of the city, even more communities will be able to enjoy this small jewel. I think the path looks great, and I love the hill sign for bikers!

My place to be

Posted: October 31, 2021 in Holiday, Photography
Tags: #cemetaries, #Cincinnati, #ducks, #faces, #Halloween, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #outdoors, #photographer, #photography, #pumpkins, pictures, Spring Grove Cemetery

On Halloween. My favorite cemetery!

Wasson Way Opens

Posted: September 14, 2021 in projects
Tags: #Ault Park, #bikefriendlycities, #bikepaths, #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #CROWN, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #photo, #photography, #recreation, #wassonway

Out for a ride yesterday and they are almost finished. This will be a great resource for decades to come. I believe the mayor of Cincinnati will be on-hand to officially open the new section of the Wasson Way Trails tomorrow.

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Workers finishing the sidewalk and entrance

Even though I took a sneak peak and ride before the path was officially opened I can’t wait. Only a small section will be needed to connect to other bike and walking trails in the city.

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This is the next section connecting the Ault Park trails

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Posts Tagged ‘#Cincinnati’

I was riding my bicycle

Fall colors

Spring blooms.

Flowers in the Spring

Fall Colors with Halloween Twist

Celebrations at Ault Park

Sunset at Ault Park

First Peek of Spring

My place to be

Wasson Way Opens

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