A few nice small cars for girls images I found:
Up a Tree
Image by Road Fun
This is a photo with a story so pull up a chair and a cup a joe…
When I was shooting at the park on that fine day in January the place was deserted. There was one small, old, red car in the parking lot and that was it. As I started walking through the park I turned a corner and spotted a large pavilion and inside a boy and girl sat talking. At the distance I couldn’t tell their age. I continued to wander fixated on the trees, plants, creek and birds.
After quite awhile I saw a lone woman in a red coat come around the corner as well. She didn’t seem to be there for a brisk walk nor did she seem to be paying much attention to the park setting. She was hundreds of yards away from me. I thought her behavior slightly unusual but ignored her to continue my hunt for photos.
After about 15 more minutes I had followed the bank of a creek and ended up behind the pavilion. When I glanced back toward the main park I spied these two sitting up in this tree – from this position they are looking toward the pavilion and beyond that toward the entrance of the park. I sneakily snapped some pictures of them before returning to my main subjects.
As I started walking out of the park the woman in red was leaving as well. She still seemed to be going in no particular direction and was making very indirect progress toward the parking lot. I decided she was acting weird enough I’d keep my distance! I stopped a couple more times and stalled enough she got to her car and left before me.
It was only as I got close enough to get an idea of her age and checked a zoomed view of this photo that it dawned on me there was a connection. I am nearly certain these two were hiding from her. Not out of general shyness but for a quite specific reason. I don’t know if the woman was the girls mom or etc. but I feel certain she was looking for these two and they were equally determined not to be found.
Hope everyone has a great Saturday! I’m trying to relax my body which is full of tension after this crazy week. The weather won’t cooperate with outdoor activities though. We’re going from a little over 50 right now straight down to under 30 with ~30 mile an hour winds. Maybe this will be winter’s last gasp.
Thanks for all the visits and support. I’m going to try to jump into catching up on your photos now!
Ghost Bicycle @ 20th/R & Ct. Ave. NW in Memory of Alice Swanson
Image by dbking
Ghost Bikes are small and somber memorials for bicyclists who are killed or hit on the street. A bicycle is painted all white and locked to a street sign near the crash site, accompanied by a small plaque. They serve as reminders of the tragedy that took place on an otherwise anonymous street corner, and as quiet statements in support of cyclists’ right to safe travel.
The first ghost bikes were created in St. Louis, Missouri in 2003, and they have since appeared in at least 51 cities throughout the world. For those who create and install the memorials, the death of a fellow bicyclist hits home. We all travel the same unsafe streets and face the same risks; it could just as easily be any one of us. Each time we say we hope to never have to do it again — but we remain committed to making these memorials as long as they are needed.
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Cyclist, 22, Dies After Being Hit by Truck Near Dupont Circle
By Allison Klein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Alice Swanson was uneasy about riding her bike through city streets to work every morning, so a colleague told her to always wear a helmet for the trip, which was just over two miles.
The helmet was not enough yesterday morning. Swanson, 22, was hit by a trash truck during rush hour near Dupont Circle and killed.
The accident took place at 7:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of R Street NW, just north of Dupont Circle. Police said Swanson was riding in or next to a designated bike lane. She and the truck driver were traveling west on R Street when the truck driver turned right onto 20th Street, hitting her, police said.
Swanson was trapped beneath the truck, police said. An officer in the uniformed division of the Secret Service who was nearby pulled her out and unsuccessfully tried to revive her.
The driver of the truck was identified as Marco Rosendo Flores-Fuentes, 56, of Falls Church. No charges had been filed in the incident as of last night.
Swanson, who lived on Park Road in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, started work in January for the International Research and Exchanges Board, a nonprofit group on K Street NW. Keith Mellnick, a co-worker and friend, said she asked him about bike commuting, because she knew that was how he got to work.
"She was nervous because of D.C. traffic," Mellnick recalled.
Swanson was the first cyclist killed on D.C. streets this year, police said. Last year, two people died in bike accidents in the city.
Swanson’s father, Brian Swanson, choked back tears as he spoke briefly in a telephone interview from Northborough, Mass., Alice Swanson’s home town.
"I’m still in a daze," he said. "She was so full of energy and life."
Eric Gilliland, executive director of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, said he was surprised that the accident happened on R Street, saying he bikes there frequently. He called it "one of the better roads to bike on" because it has a long bike lane. The accident took place about a block from his Connecticut Avenue office.
"This hits us very hard in the office," said Gilliland, who works to promote bicycle safety.
He said trucks are generally more hazardous to cyclists than cars because they are higher off the road and have more blind spots.
The truck is owned by KMG Hauling, a Sterling-based company. KMG Hauling owner Hugo Garcia said his company is investigating the accident.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased," Garcia said.
Garcia declined to say how long Flores-Fuentes had been employed by KMG or whether his company was working for the city or a private residence or business.
Swanson had an internship in Washington last year at the Middle East Institute, a nonpartisan think tank. She graduated from Amherst College with a degree in Middle East history, according to the institute’s Web site. The site says she studied Arabic at the institute.
She remained in the city after that and began work in January as a program associate at the International Research and Exchanges Board, an organization that promotes international education.
The organization released a statement saying: "The loss comes as a terrible shock to all of us here. She was a well loved employee and friend to all who knew her."
Her former co-workers at the Middle East Institute said that Swanson was also well liked there.
"She was the absolute sweetest girl you could ever know," said Stephanie Richardson, deputy director of communications for the institute. "She was not just a good person to be around, but a fantastic addition to our group."
Adam Mendelson, managing editor of the Middle East Journal, the department where Swanson interned, said: "Alice’s intelligence and passion for learning was rivaled only by her great warmth and friendliness. I can’t ever remember her without a smile on her face."
Traffic fatalities have claimed 20 lives this year in the District, compared with 27 at this time last year.
D.C. Assistant Police Chief Patrick Burke said that he used to commute to work on his bike along the street where Swanson was killed. With rising gas prices, he said he expects to see more cyclists and pedestrians in the streets.
"It’s imperative that drivers are cognizant of this and that we all share the road," Burke said.
About two hours after the accident, the mangled bicycle was still visible under the truck’s right front tire. A helmet and a backpack were on the street a few feet away.
Staff writer Debbi Wilgoren and staff researcher Meg Smith contributed to this report.
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