Bicycle Photography: Riding to the ADDY Awards
February 21st, 2012Last month, I received word that my recently published bike-tography book had won an ADDY Award from the Tucson Advertising Federation. What kind of ADDY? A Gold, Silver, or Bronze? The notification e-mail didn't say.
But, since bike-tography is the act of combining bicycling with photography, I embarked on a bike-tographic expedition to the Fox Tucson Theatre. The goal: To uncover the type of ADDY being awarded...
In keeping with the minimalist, "use what you have on hand" philosophy of bike-tography, I traveled light. Just one camera and lens in that pack...
Since my ride to the ADDYs was a solo journey, I had to take my own photo. The bike's rear view mirror came in handy for such a shot...
Looks like it's starting to get dark, and the area around the Fox Tucson Theatre isn't the most hopping part of Downtown. So, what's up with the jam-packed bike rack?
I couldn't find a place to park on Congress Street to save my life. The bike ended up at one of the few racks on Stone Avenue near Congress.
Into the Fox I went. Found my book among all the other entries, and guess what? It won a Silver ADDY...
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Photo Essay: Mulching the Yard
February 9th, 2012Xeriscaping update: It only took 3 hours and 40 minutes to get the better part of that big pile of mulch into the front yard and spread around.
Amidst all the mulching, I also had to remove a pile of cut up mesquite branches from the yard's main water harvesting basin. Those branches were left here by The Pedaling Arborist, who trimmed my mesquite back in December.
Some of the branches are now sitting at the top of the driveway, awaiting their next assignment. Others have been deployed to the vegetable garden, where they're serving as a feral cat unwelcome mat.
The mulch I didn't use was taken away by a Watershed Management Group employee and her husband. Much of the credit for how my yard looks goes to the Watershed Management Group. I've been part of the WMG Co-op for four years, and I've hosted three Co-op workshops:
Another shout-out goes to Romeo Tree Service, which bestowed this mulch on me, free of charge.
Romeo's Veronica Kewitz says, "We deliver mulch mainly because we like helping the community, local schools, churches, garden clubs and the environment -- we all benefit by having this free service -- and of course we do save money by not going to landfill."
Moving from east to west, here's my freshly mulched front yard:
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