All Blog Posts Tagged 'zoo' (18)

It's that time of year. When springtime rolls around, I always start checking the driving distance from Florida to Oregon. Then, I check airfares. I've been checking a few weeks now. The Seaside Hostel on the Necanicum River on the coast of Oregon is one of my all time favorite places. 

Trung is the owner. I remember the first time I visited. I checked in and…

Bike of the Day {BotD} ::: Schwinn hybrid. Mr. Ed is 6'4". This large MTB has evolved into a mega comfy commuter. Dave (Bikes n More) re-riveted the Brooks saddle. The brakes are massive cantis. It's a rider! Mr Ed's blog is …

If you're looking for places to ride in G'Ville, there's a new website with passion. It's called Eco Agro Trails and G'Ville is featured center stage.

This is straight from the site - and the kind of detail you'll find. It's their map of…

(photo from Gruitale)

Fred Johnson posted a blog post that he intended to get several new batches of brew going and asked for crowd favs. I said I loved stouts and asked for a recipe. This is what I got.…

This tiny hummingbird was having a feast on the nectar from brightly colored flowers in the Haile Plantation, Gainesville, FL Butterfly Garden.

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This is Eric's Independent. According to Eric, it's a Boston, MA, USA built steel bike with state of the art carbon fork and components that will make you drool (if you're so inclined ;-) It's got vintage, classic touches like the deep V rims and the Fizik saddle is nice. I'll let Eric fill in the details. He'll drop by,…

Groovechamber is a graphics art, animation and film making company "In a country called Canada". That's from their FAQ. They do some absolutely amazing animations and games, and the music accompanying is fun, too. I keep thinking of them, then forgetting their name and losing contact with the site.

It's fun to watch "Field Guide to Snapping" and "…

You know that feeling you get as the sun is setting, the weekend is winding down, and you just wanna get out and ride (the Ciocc!) ... and, along comes an article that you just have to read? 

This is one of  'em. Hear the expression "too long, didn't read" tl;dr? Well, try taking your eyes away from the magic that came from Pelizzoli's lips as he failed to…

Some of the finest commercial frames being made are from Soma IMHO

http://www.somafab.com/

They are one of several companies who are bringing back the Mixte frame, which was popular with European bicycle campers back in the 70's and 80's.

Their mixte frame is the Buena Vista and I've…

I've been out of town a long weekend with my sprouts safely watered and growing in my kitchen. I'll be back later today, hopefully to a five day growth of tomato and basil sprouts. Anticipation!

Keep your eyes peeled for some new content in the Coffee Zoo, too...

The garden patch is cleared of those pesky weeds for the…

You can make a nice City bike or touring bike out of an old mountain bike from the era when they had a rigid fork (a cheap suspension fork is the spawn of Satan).

I recently repainted and rebuilt and old Trek MTB for my nephew. I painted it in…

Playing for Change is an organization I love because they work for good through music. I want to share with you their latest video release. You'll find others in Zoobird's videos section. 

This is the message…

The taillights of the black Cadillac disappeared and the sudden quiet gave way to an ambient, deafening screeeee. Treefrogs or cicadas in the dark trees resumed a clattering conversation interrupted when the now vanished car pulled off onto the gravel so the driver could, yet again, get out to open his pants.



I bailed out at the driveway of an old country school, a long-abandoned classic—red brick, two rooms, big windows, nearly matching brick restrooms added on…

I interviewed Lauris Vidal the other day here in sunny Florida.

Evan tells us about the Church of Holy Colors, Gainesville, FL - do you have art/creativity to share? Check out the Art Zoo, Music Zoo, Writing Zoo, Poetry Zoo, and more here on Zoobird. 

Yep, our friend Charlie can swing that axe - share your favorite moments in Zoobird's Music Zoo!

"Bike of the Day {BotD} ::: Guerciotti - this bike is something special. It's everything an Italian road bike...loves to be. Right down to the vintage die in the chainring. See it? Here's a link to more photos…