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donclaire

@benevolentlynerdy

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my musing state where there’s neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self. #cyclist #roadcycling #mtb #hiking #photography #design #drums #writing

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Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the sun…❣️

The Mid-Hudson Bridge, 06:07hrs, 68°F/20°C, heavy low lying fog. winds 0mph, gusts 0mph, humidity 93%, cloud cover 10%, visibility 10mi., cloud ceiling none. Ulster County, NY side facing Poughkeepsie, NY.

57mi of tarmac covered. 🚴🏾 Probably would have gotten more in but couldn’t resist the need to capture this fog and sunlight countering each other for some cinematic views of this bridge. It’s rare but it’s looks magical when it occurs.😍 Sunrise!
This is upstate!💚
Cycling is MY therapy.🚵🚵🏿‍♀️🚵🏻‍♂️🛵⛑🖤
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Capturing fleeting moments.
Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#cyclist #explore #recovery #running #cyclinglife #cyclinglove #roadcycling #mtb #hiking #biking #ebike #cycling #hudsonvalley #upstate #upstatenewyork #upstater #upstatelife #ny #newyork #iloveny #ilovenewyork #outdoors #nature #spring #fog #cyclingphotography #photography #photographylovers #morning 🌤🌫 Mid-Hudson bridge in the morning sunlight with fog and mist rising from the river below. by @benevolentlynerdy

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4 years ago

“Cyclists see considerably more of this beautiful world than any other class of citizens. A good bicycle, well applied, will cure most ills this flesh is heir to”.
– Dr K.K. Doty
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Enough with the quotes. We climbing hills & rolling deep. Bring your stamina!!!🦾
Safety in numbers. We rolling deep now! Come f’k with. This is upstate.💚 Cycling is MY therapy. 🧡 Pack cycling today. Safety in numbers 🚴🏻‍♀️ 🚴🏻🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏾‍♂️🛵⛑🪖⛰…🖤❣️

Capturing fleeting moments...
Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#cyclist #explore #recovery #cyclinglife #cyclinglove #roadcycling #mtb #hiking #biking #cycling #landscape #cityscape #street #urban #outdoors #nature #photography #cabin #instagood #instagram #instalike #ride #quotes by @benevolentlynerdy

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5 years ago

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.…🪐

...when you realized you’re 47mi from home and probably should turn back but keep on cycling. You know where to find me…🖤💚💛 😉

13:47hrs, 81°F, winds NNW at 13mph, gusts 18mph😝, humidity 35%, cloud cover 76%, visibility 10mi. Happily lost somewhere... ☺️
Capturing fleeting moments...
Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#solitude #cycling #explore #recovery #running #cyclinglife #cyclinglove #roadcycling #mtb #hiking #biking #ebike #upstate #upstateny #upstatenewyork #upstater #upstatelife #ny #newyork #iloveny #ilovenewyork #outdoors #nature #fall #autumn #fallcolors #mountains #getoutside #instagood by @benevolentlynerdy

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6 years ago

The wind has opinions. Rush hour has somewhere to be.

Beneath a thousand lit windows, I disappear into the crowd.

Some evenings, anonymity feels like a small luxury.

New York, after dark.
- 🖋️ donclaire ©️

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.

Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾

#writing #poetry #streetphotography #newyork #work by @benevolentlynerdy

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2 days ago

Autumn 🍂 15:15hrs, 60°F/15.5°C, winds NE 5 mph, gust 10 mph, humidity 93%, cloud cover 80%, visibility 5 mi, cloud ceiling 1700 ft, air quality 48 (fair), pressure ↓30.18, tarmac 97 mi NE. 🧭

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.

Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾

#coffee #cycling #writing #poetry #autumn by @benevolentlynerdy

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14 days ago

I digress… said enough. Heavy sigh. 😮‍💨 I’m out.

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.

Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾

These are strange times…
#writing #poetry #awareness #politics #sad by @benevolentlynerdy

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15 days ago

Chasing the sun...

A steady fall breeze moved south through the valley below, carrying summer with it a little at a time.

No destination beyond the last light. No urgency to be anywhere else.

Maybe that is what quieter places give us: not an escape from life, but enough distance to notice when something within it has already begun to change.

The light disappears. The season turns. You keep walking. 🍂🌄

What tells you autumn is arriving before the calendar does?

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.

Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾

🖋️donclaire ©️

#hiking #poetry #landscape #naturephotography #sunset by @benevolentlynerdy

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a month ago

Evening, downtown. ☕️🏙️

Coffee warm in hand. Traffic humming. Footsteps, voices, brakes, crosswalks. The city keeps moving until motion becomes white noise.

For a few minutes, I stop participating.

There is something strangely peaceful about disappearing into the masses, sitting still while Manhattan carries on without you.

A warm cup. A passing breeze. Evening loosening the day’s grip.

Everyone else can hurry.

I’m staying for another sip. ☕️✨

Do you ever sit somewhere busy just to watch the world move?

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.

Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
#NYC #StreetPhotography #Coffee #writing #Poetry by @benevolentlynerdy

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a month ago

Solitude can still be sacred without being untraceable.

First solo ride in ages carried me miles into the middle of nowhere, between lush six foot tall cornfields, beneath a sky that seemed to open with every turn.

Once, the only danger considered out here was a vehicle coming too close. Being alone never felt like the risk.

The times have changed. Maybe I have, too.

I still need these rides. The silence, the distance, the slow return to self. But now, cycling mates can follow my live location while I explore. It does not lessen the freedom. It protects the way home.

If you ride alone, share your route & let someone track you. Adventure is worth seeking. So is arriving home.

See you on the roads. 🚴🏾

What does the open road return to you?

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.
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Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#roadcycling #landscape #cyclingphotography #writing #poetry by @benevolentlynerdy

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a month ago

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930), author of Sherlock Holmes
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Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.
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Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#cycling #roadcycling #writing #poetry #jamesbaldwin by @benevolentlynerdy

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a month ago

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The crickets are louder now…
August has settled into itself.
And there, between miles, a little white phlox holding the afternoon light.

Funny that phlox means flame.
Not everything that burns needs to be loud.
Some things simply stand where they are. Quiet, certain, asking nothing of the moment.

Maybe that’s part of peace, too. Knowing what deserves your presence… and being fully there when you give it.

August, in full swing. 🌿

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.
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Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
- 🖋️ donclaire ©️

These are strange times. Take care of yourself and check in on each other. 🤍
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#naturephotography #nature #poetry #cycling #writing by @benevolentlynerdy

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2 months ago

The creek keeps moving without announcing it.
Crickets take care of the silence.

Maybe that’s the lesson.
Not every kind of progress needs to look hurried.

These are strange times. Take care of yourselves and check in on each other.

Capturing fleeting moments in broken rhythm...the beauty in the permanence in moments that were never meant to stay.
•
Photography is my passion.📷
Writing keeps me sane.🖋️
Drums are my peace.🥁
Cycling is MY therapy.🚴🏾
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#naturephotography #cycling #poetry #writing #hiking by @benevolentlynerdy

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2 months ago