Stories from Scooter in the Sticks


  1. Into the Night

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Yesterday

    Junior knows when we're on the last walk of the night. He has an uncanny sense of time and often knows what I'm going to do before I do. Standing under a moonlit sky at 1:30am we listen to crickets, cicadas, and katydids perform their summer symphony. He's thinking biscuit and bed.… Full Story »


  2. The Demon Within

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jul 26, 2010

    Kim made this picture of me one evening at the Arboretum at Penn State. I thought it appropriate for this post. There comes a point where training and experience yield to human nature. Or more pointedly: human failure. The world of the demon that whispers of appropriate action and choice. Viewed later, from the comfort of an armchair with a cup of Earl Grey tea, choices can seem positively stupid. And so we begin. Perhaps there's no more honest reflection of a person's true character than… Full Story »

    • Schwinn Campus
    • Schwinn Campus
    • Schwinn Campus

  3. 3 Prints Project: Limited Success with Print Giveaway

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jul 11, 2010

    In the driveway, packed and ready to try and give away some prints away at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. Thirty prints that had lived in a box since I made them would try and find a new home. On Sunday the festival doesn't open until 10am so I had some time to roam around on the scooter. Morning is my favorite time to ride. The earlier the better. If 6am is good then 4am is heaven. I haven't seen much of heaven lately. I can remember days when this area was solid humanity from sidewalk to sidewalk… Full Story »


  4. Giving Away Photographic Prints

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jul 10, 2010

    Free. Just for the asking. If you see me wearing this handpainted T shirt on Sunday at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in State College, Pennsylvania you can have one of my gelatin silver prints. That's what my… Full Story »


  5. The BMW R1200 RT: Riding a Big Bike

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jul 5, 2010

    What's big? When your everyday ride is a Vespa almost everything seems big. I'll confess a predjudice towards large motorcycles and share my reactions as I tried out the BMW. The BMW R1200 RT fits neatly into my big motorcycle category with descriptors like heavy, lumbering, cumbersome, overpowered, and expensive. All of them negative and a reflection of my own riding preferences. Even Craig Kissell recognized my bias when he offered me the motorcycle beginning with, "I know this isn't your style." That's the baggage I brought along on this ride. I tell myself I'm going to be open and… Full Story »


  6. Lessons from Junior

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jun 27, 2010

    Sometimes I look and Junior and try to imagine how simply he takes life. Looking out ahead at the path in the woods nothing else exists for him other than what he senses before him. He has lessons to teach. I have to practice to achieve what comes natural to him. And even then it seldom lasts long. This picture was made a… Full Story »


  7. Catching Up, Falling Behind, and Playing with BMWs

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull Jun 10, 2010

    Sometimes it's useful to stop and take a look in the mirror. Even if it's only a reflection in a bank window. While my wife says I look like a space alien I see something different. Making the picture serves as… Full Story »

    • Vespa
    • Vespa
    • Vespa

  8. The (non) Epic Journey

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull May 27, 2010

    On the way to work a few mornings ago. I find my adventure in small doses. As much imagined as real. A turn off the pavement to enjoy a mile of gravel, a view, the fragrance of honeysuckle floating on… Full Story »


  9. Taking the Road Less Traveled

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull May 20, 2010

    I made this picture on the way home from work last night. A short detour from the predictable route. Small adventures where I find them. Riding to work (and home) is what I make of it. A still unmowed pasture… Full Story »


  10. Rituals, Riding, and Sunday Mornings

    Scooter in the Sticks &bull May 17, 2010

    One ritual starts and ends each day -- a walk with the dog (and often a portrait -- this one another iPhone Hipstamatic shot). Depending on the quality of my mental state Junior can bring me to the brink of nirvana or the edge of a dark abyss. Mostly the… Full Story »

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