18 September 2005

LOUISVILLE NOCTURNE PHOTOS VIA MY NIKON N-80





14 September 2005

Michael F. Wallner


This Limestone carved statue of a fallen soldier of The Great War or WWI if you wish, is located in the same resting place as that of my Father in Bedford Indiana. This haunting reminder of death from a bygone era, has always been one of the many focale points in this particular cemetary that has so many carved tombstones from the local Limestone and most done by the master carvers from the area, one of them being Frank Areana.

My Father is buried some thirty yards from Michael Wallner's grave. Funny, when I am there visiting my dad's grave, whether it be by myself or with family or taking my Mother to add or remove flowers, I have the damnest time keeping my eyes off of this statue. Double click on the picture or copy it to your photo shop on your PC and read the inscription of the horror this young man went through in the many different theaters and how he lay in hospitals wounded in July 1918 until his death in 1940, just before another bloodbath of war.

09 September 2005

My New Bicycle; Oh Yeah

My new bike is something I have wanted for oh too long. It is a Giant Cypress DX and will be a nice replacement for my well worn Schwinn that is ailing towards death at the crank. Bought this beauty in Columbus Indiana and will make the trek for repairs and new found friendship with the owners.

05 September 2005

Rogue Bicycling

Yes, sometimes I am a rogue bicyclist. This morning, Labor Day 2005 I made a mad dash across the K&I Bridge . This bridge spans the Ohio River and connects New Albany Indiana to Louisville Kentucky via railroad but also it has two lanes that used to have automobile traffic on it. These days the railroad will not permit anything or anyone other than trains on this bridge. Too bad railroad, I went this morning from the Indiana side to the Kentucky side while a train was cruising down the middle of the bridge and felt twelve years of age while doing so.

As far as I could tell, there is no reason why the metal grated ex-vehicle lanes could not be used for bicycling enthusiast such as myself or folks who would rather bicycle to work in Louisville rather than fight the traffic or pay high fuel prices. All of the flooring was in tact on the eastside of the bridge as well as the iron railings to keep people from falling off the side. It must be some kind of power play by the railroad company that owns the bridge or maybe an insurance company telling them that it is a liability issue. Fine, give me a piece of paper to sign waving them of any responsibility if I am injured while riding across this wonderful structure.

Also here is an idea to ponder; why not open the gates on each side of the bridge for a pilot program from 6:00am to 8:00pm for 3 months. At the end of that time period, make a claim that it was not worth it because of injuries or vandalism. Then if nothing has happen except people riding or walking on the bridge open it up for all of us to enjoy.