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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!

MIDIMIKE

East Fork Lake Fall Colors

Posted: November 3, 2023 in Photography
Tags: #eastforklake, #fallcolors, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #parks, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography

Fairly close to where I live is a man-made lake named East Fork Lake. I took my sister out for a little nature sight seeing and we were not disappointed in the colorful show as we explored the lake. I had to stop and take pictures with my phone from time to time. Here are a few pictures from last week I hope you enjoy.

It is even better to be surrounded walking under these giant splashes of color, but you can almost picture yourself here.

MIDIMike

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

Red Tail Hawk’s Birth Day

Posted: May 4, 2022 in Photography
Tags: #birthday, #michaelskennedy, #midimike.com, #nikon, #personal, #photo, #photography, #redtailedhawk, #wildlife

The new born hawk spreads his furry little wings. Not very clear at this distance but you can see him/her moving inside the nest.

Natural Bridge and Red River Gorgeous

Posted: October 22, 2021 in Photography
Tags: #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #national parks, #Native American, #naturalbridge, #nature, #nikon, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #redrivergorge, #rockbridge

My wife and I were lucky to take a quick two night stay near Natural Bridge in Kentucky. We have been there a few times and I always post pictures that interest me. For those considering a trip, I have pictures of beautiful areas that are very close to the road or parking lots. While the paths can be rugged and hilly, these photos were less than a mile from the road.

My wife does not hike, so we pick areas that are close to the road so I can take a quick hike, grab some beautiful memories and rush back to the car so she doesn’t have to wait long. I am 68 years old, so if you are healthy you can reach these monuments of rock formations. It is difficult to view these places close up and not realize how easily early peoples thought of these lands as sacred grounds. Pictures are not enough.

I will post more later, but here is a sample of the pictures from my recent trip. We had beautiful weather and Fall was just starting to turn the hillsides into dazzling colors.

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

April Showers? April Fools!

Posted: April 1, 2021 in Photography
Tags: #aprilfools, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #photo, #photography, #snowpics

Today for a brief time we got a bit of snow. So much for April Showers!

Where Do You Think I Am?

Posted: October 24, 2020 in Photography, Question of the Week
Tags: #baddirections, #googlemaps, #humor, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #navigationerrors, #photo, #photographer, #photography

Some time ago I was on a trip and opened up Google Maps on my cell phone. I put in the address and after traveling for about fifteen minutes I heard a notification I did not understand. I wanted to see what my next turn was………

As I got closer to the exit I did not recognize the highway or route other than I 74 in the top left corner. It said I was in Cincinnati …

I have never seen these routes and highways in Ohio, let alone Cincinnati

I know the city fairly well and it was no panic but if I was on the road in an unfamiliar area and I had a turn in less than 2 miles that showed a highway not in the region and not even believable, I would have been in trouble lol. I slowed down and stopped to take a couple screen shots.

As I got closer I took a screen capture of the mystery highway direction

I saw this recently in my photos and thought it might give you a bit of a laugh.

Y East

Why not?

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A Bit 0f Summer

Posted: July 10, 2020 in Photography
Tags: #blooms, #deer, #flowers, #homebound, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #nature, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #photograpy, #whitetaileddeeer

I have not had the chance to get out and take pictures – or a bunch of other things – but here are a few pictures using my cell phone from around my house.