Monday, June 6, 2011

My new wheels…a cruiser bike!

I’ve wanted an old-fashioned cruiser bike for some time.

No complicated gears to shift.

No leaning forward to reach the handle bars.

No horribly hard, itsy bitsy seat.

(Those seats aren’t big enough to comfortably hold my youngest grandbaby’s behind,

and she only weighs 27 pounds!)

Bike riding as it was meant to be…

relaxing,

enjoyable,

the wind blowing in my hair as I cruise the neighborhood in the cool of the evening.

I’ve named her “Daisy”.

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Nikon d5000

Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm vr

f5.6 1/500 ISO 250

Textures: 

All photos:Kim Klaussen’s subtly yours texture, photos 2 and 5 also have a layer of Kim’s stained linen texture, then I removed the texture from the blossoms in the basket.

Still following,

Elizabeth

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20 comments:

  1. AmberJune 7, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    Those are so relaxing. There is def. a difference in the older bicycles vs. the new ones.

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  2. Kathryn DycheJune 7, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    Love it . . . I've got a bike like that and it's so darn comfortable to ride.

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  3. Lori @ Katies Rose Cottage DesignsJune 7, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Elizabeth ~
    I love Daisy!! I want one so bad ~ In fact I just did a post on cruisers :)
    I was wondering where you got it ~ I love the basket and I love the color!! I was looking at Target and Wal Mart but they are so inexpensive that I kind of wondered if they moved ~ hehe!!
    Thank you for sharing Daisy with us :)

    xoxo
    Lori

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  4. happygirlJune 7, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    Daisy Daisy give me your answer please...

    Love the cruiser and it just SCREAMS summertime.

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  5. AdrienneJune 7, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Did you know that I named my new cruiser bike 'Daisy'? And I have that same basket! Great minds think alike, my friend. When I get the 'all clear' to do what I want following recovery from my shoulder surgery we should let the two Daisies meet!
    ~Adrienne~

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  6. Evelyn S.June 7, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Daisy is beautiful! Are those "snowballs"? So fabulous.

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  7. Poca LunaJune 7, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    Very Very NICE@

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  8. DamarisJune 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    I am IN-LOVE!! <3

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  9. Elizabeth DianneJune 7, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    I love that you had a light hand with your texturing--so far I am having a hard time not being too heavy handed--just beautiful--makes my heart sing just imaging you riding on this through your neighborhood!

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  10. LindaJune 7, 2011 at 11:45 AM

    Wonderful texture and text work!

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  11. SeawashedJune 7, 2011 at 1:36 PM

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  12. CedarJune 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    What a fun bike and lovely photos!

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  13. DebbieJune 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Yes!! That's exactly what I want too. I also need to show this to my younger daughter Miss Whimsy, she wants what she calls, "just an old fashioned bike."

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  14. genieJune 7, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    These photos of your bicycle and the flowers in the little basket warm the heart and take me back to my childhood. Back in those days we rode our bikes to school everyday. It was a much slowed paced life we led in the 40’s and 50’s. Lovely photography.

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  15. ArabellaJune 7, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    You lucky lady - your bicycle is fabulous as well as your photographs! :O)

    Hugs,
    Marie

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  16. UnknownJune 7, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Great bike, looks so pretty as well as functional!

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  17. Sweet LilyJune 8, 2011 at 3:27 AM

    Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!
    We all love you, and your bicycle.

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  18. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    fantastic work with texture! your photos are gorgeous!

    via Texture Tuesdays

    Light Trigger

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  19. Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee)June 9, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Great pics! Loved your bike! Beautiful blog here:)

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  20. DebiJune 10, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    Love this picture and it's all yours?! Lovely. Makes we wana go riding. :)
    Long-time-no-visit, sorry.
    Enjoy the ride.

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