A Dog's Life

Now this is a dog who effing loves riding in the basket. Lovin' that enthusiasm.

Don't forget the 40 Photos of Dogs on Bicycles from 6 Countries medley of super photo hits.

Glove On, Glove Off

A propos the recent post about Breaking out the Gloves, here are some gloved and half/gloved photos from the Copenhagenesque urban landscape.

Break Out The Gloves

As we ease into winter through the transition of autumn here in Copenhagen, we're in the midst of another transitional in mainstream bicycle culture. We love to see all the lovely hats and scarves and gloves come out.

Gloves are one thing that always trigger a one or two week period where we start to realise that it may be time to break them out. We all know it well here. You head off one morning and realise it's damn chilly but your gloves are packed away somewhere in your home. You make a mental note to yourself to dig them out. You forget. Next chilly day, another mental note.



Eventually, you find them and put them by the door. Then you forget to take them when you leave. You finally remember to take them with you, and put them on. In the afternoon, however, heading home or onwards into the evening, they're in your bag or your pockets. Then the chill catches you unawares once again. You'll ride along, fishing them out of your pocket or dig them out at a red light, like the photo above, and put them. Unless of course you just think... "I don't have far to go... I'll suck it up."


After this seasonal transitional phase (the exact opposite is true in the spring), your gloves become second nature. They're rarely forgotten and keep your fingers warm until the spring launches its Occupy Winter rallies in March and April.


We felt like showing a little series of red gloves from Copenhagen but whatever the colour or fabric or style, the bike lanes of Copenhagen will soon be coloured with them.

More Autumn

Some Gents

Copenhagen chaps in human-powered motion.

Friday Evening

Heading off for a night out, these are some of the things I saw in Copenhagen.

Off They Go

Sunshine is a treat in dark wintry months. It lights up this city.

The scarves so typical to Copenhagen in this half of the year are out in force.

Wellington

Tis the season for wellies.

Yellow Backdrop

The best part of autumn. Leaves blanket the city like a duvet, providing a splash of welcome colour and a perfect background for cycling photographs.

The gloves are out in force again. A sure sign that autumn is irreversible.

And now that we've moved the clocks back an hour and the days are getting shorter, yawning will undoubtably increase. :-)

Chilly Autumn Mornings

Autumnal chill. Bicycle thrill.

So Very Autumn

Autumn is upon us. Not a bad thing.

Unlocking

Unlocking the entrance to the back courtyard. Autumn has us firmly in her grip.

Bags n' Boots

Different boots and different bags on different bikes.

Here's a classic Copenhagen way to ride. I call it Copenhagen Fingertips. Fingers lighting checking to make sure the bag hasn't shifted.

Signs of Autumn

Autumn is upon us. Leaves are falling.

Gloves are slowly reappearing after the summer hibernation.

Jackets are growing longer.

The mornings are chilly enough to make you clutch your lapels.

Scarves and tights abound.

Posture

Waiting for the light to change from red to green in the autumn sunlight.

Winter Footwear Transition

The weather is frighteningly autumnal at the moment and, as ever, you can see the changing of the seasons reflected in our footwear. Boots are returning to the streets in all their varieties.



The optimists combine heels with stockings, reluctant to give in to the inevitable seasonal shift.

Sometimes thick stockings, sometimes symbolically thin.




Some people are in complete and utter denial. :-)

Zakkatography:
By the way, if you fancy following my other photographic pursuits, please pop over to my Zakkatography blog - twitter: @zakkatography - because once in a while there is more to life than bicycles! :-)

Sideways Shadows Seasons

Autumn.

Summer.

Spring.

I'll get back to you on the winter version. Give me a couple of months.

Cycle Fog

Taken a while back, bicycles in the Nordic fog.

Haiku:

Urban peasoup air
Autumn lulls past gently
Sneaky winter approach.