tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post4605687599669341170..comments2024-03-22T12:34:51.352-07:00Comments on Art Propelled: GOATS ON BICYCLES IN AFRICAArtPropelledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-75765782738234958182013-01-04T03:52:02.791-08:002013-01-04T03:52:02.791-08:00Very informative article..Nice post..Keep writing ...Very informative article..Nice post..Keep writing ..Play angry Birdshttp://www.parksonsgames.com/abtradingcards/#.UOZ0TOTqnxMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-26497214548933956432012-03-02T22:28:20.259-08:002012-03-02T22:28:20.259-08:00Thank you!Thank you!Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-14209198211921803522012-03-02T03:11:38.086-08:002012-03-02T03:11:38.086-08:00Wow!
A lot of these laden bikes remind me of India...Wow!<br />A lot of these laden bikes remind me of India, although I have never seen either a goat or a couch on a bike!Jala Pfaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186623108399217523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-18514078750477842212012-02-26T21:46:17.919-08:002012-02-26T21:46:17.919-08:00I have to admit that of all the sights and images ...I have to admit that of all the sights and images I have seen of Africa.. I have never seen goats or sofas being transported by bikes.. can not even imagine being able to balance a sofa! had not thought about how important a bicycle would be.. amazing eye opener Robyn.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-34933677389769889192012-02-25T11:38:23.662-08:002012-02-25T11:38:23.662-08:00Awesome!! Stan is amazing!Awesome!! Stan is amazing!Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160136928419005644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-59924244505588561702012-02-24T14:42:52.648-08:002012-02-24T14:42:52.648-08:00Ah! I also was thinking the goats were so adorably...Ah! I also was thinking the goats were so adorably hanging on to their drivers! I also had totally skipped over the fact that they are being taken to market - I'm pretty sure it's not because they want to go shopping. Forehead slap, indeed, accompanied by the exclamation: "Idiot!"Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-14337827037599901982012-02-24T13:24:59.646-08:002012-02-24T13:24:59.646-08:00The tying on of the goats is a revelation. In my a...The tying on of the goats is a revelation. In my admittedly anthropomorphic thinking, I envisioned the goats as self-gripping. Amazing how we see what we want to see. Slapping my forehead with a big "geez, get real, Laura!," over here.Laura Tringali Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068187593953440193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-44305813701768817392012-02-24T03:04:48.972-08:002012-02-24T03:04:48.972-08:00Thanks for leaving comments everyone! I've bee...Thanks for leaving comments everyone! I've been off line for a few days while my computer has been in the shop for a virus that ate everything in sight but all is well again.<br /><br />The goats have had a lot of attention on my blog and on Tumblr but I must add that they are actually tied onto the bike or the rider's back like a satchel which can't be very comfortable for the poor goat. In Greytown a few miles from where I live, this is quite a common sight. The goats don't seem to be distressed .... but I do wonder. <br /> <br />We also see cows in the trunks of cars as well as livestock on the roof racks (especially on our trips to the Eastern Cape) It's something we have become accustomed to. The SPCA rushes around trying to stop it but life carries on the same way it has for decades.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-35821533560228057962012-02-23T07:13:50.555-08:002012-02-23T07:13:50.555-08:00Awesome shots! I've never seen before, that so...Awesome shots! I've never seen before, that someone has transported a couch on a bike. That's friggin' unbelievable! Thanks for this gorgeous post, Robyn.<br /><br />Gaby xoGaby Bee https://www.blogger.com/profile/02995395178887747269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-23921479675264671512012-02-22T18:39:06.964-08:002012-02-22T18:39:06.964-08:00fantastic -
I hope they get heaps of bikes..fantastic - <br /><br />I hope they get heaps of bikes..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-18590709452676446402012-02-22T18:26:54.788-08:002012-02-22T18:26:54.788-08:00Wonderful post Robyn!
images from your vast and ex...Wonderful post Robyn!<br />images from your vast and extraordinarily culturally rich continent often arrive on pages of either stunning coffee table books, brochures for epic travel possibilities, glorious hotels that do look a little pricy ...or... sobering TV news or fund-raising campaigns for epic issues. Ends of the spectrum... luxury or unrelenting gross hardship!<br /><br />I really appreciate glimpses from your blog Robyn... images which convey people in their everyday world.<br /><br />Interesting that there are now serious campaigns in 'affluent' parts of the world dedicated to bringing back the use of the bicycle to more than lycra-clad fanatics... to get us out using our legs, hearts and lungs... away from seats and air-conditioning! And they are motivated by the ruined health that is a legacy of affluent societies.<br /><br />Think I best get my bike out...its been while!Sophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-65164964677614063522012-02-22T16:31:42.107-08:002012-02-22T16:31:42.107-08:00Oh! Your goats on bicycles is such a wonderful po...Oh! Your goats on bicycles is such a wonderful post. Each photograph is so charming, especially the smiles of the people riding the bikes. And that red couch, so misplaced like it fell out of the sky!<br />roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-85831346250936344222012-02-21T20:24:41.318-08:002012-02-21T20:24:41.318-08:00Uh oh...Now I'm going to be worrying about tho...Uh oh...Now I'm going to be worrying about those poor goats with their hips displaced...poor things...<br />But I have been looking for a red couch...DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087407225185566830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-14395645619766767462012-02-21T13:49:35.097-08:002012-02-21T13:49:35.097-08:00brilliant shots and i especially love the couch-on...brilliant shots and i especially love the couch-on-bicycle. but i wonder just how comfy it is, being a goat with legs tied together across the chest of your transporter?india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-34990699294169771942012-02-21T05:44:12.097-08:002012-02-21T05:44:12.097-08:00More goats, please!More goats, please!Laura Tringali Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068187593953440193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-72933004993343376782012-02-21T04:17:50.721-08:002012-02-21T04:17:50.721-08:00I just so enjoyed the pix, Robyn, heartwarming pos...I just so enjoyed the pix, Robyn, heartwarming posting, thx! xoLaWendulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672227875044795360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-51802144653250972662012-02-20T21:39:19.971-08:002012-02-20T21:39:19.971-08:00love
the goats on bikes
love
your sensibility
to...love <br />the goats on bikes<br />love <br />your sensibility<br />to gather and post...<br /><br />I am<br />missing Africa,<br /><br />xox - eb.ebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812273539703105784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-30598964195859569152012-02-20T14:17:50.238-08:002012-02-20T14:17:50.238-08:00We just don't realise how lucky we are in the ...We just don't realise how lucky we are in the west. Thank you for this:)<br />xxGwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023473462815457423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-30559567520299864972012-02-20T13:38:56.000-08:002012-02-20T13:38:56.000-08:00Thank you so much for posting this. What resource...Thank you so much for posting this. What resourceful happy people. It also makes me realise how lucky I am.bofishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641243534247284760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-48632278734238118812012-02-20T11:33:55.290-08:002012-02-20T11:33:55.290-08:00What a delightful post! And, I agree with Gwen reg...What a delightful post! And, I agree with Gwen regarding our right to complain. Thank you!Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-79012692547000720612012-02-20T09:59:06.448-08:002012-02-20T09:59:06.448-08:00Wonderful post, thank you Robyn!Wonderful post, thank you Robyn!Elena and Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148793083016700101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-52740870591561521112012-02-20T09:11:05.104-08:002012-02-20T09:11:05.104-08:00I will never look at a bicycle the same way again....I will never look at a bicycle the same way again. thanks RobynRenee Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813098198387246353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-20243682288231384852012-02-20T05:21:17.229-08:002012-02-20T05:21:17.229-08:00Oh, I forgot to say that bicycles are used as a ta...Oh, I forgot to say that bicycles are used as a taxi in Kenya. Maybe you know this, but I was impressed. They have a special upholstered seat and I admired how people were sitting there without any effort, as if the roads were smooth (which they were not!)Women even looked graceful!rossichkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185784702539084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-19355264097099310012012-02-20T05:09:50.165-08:002012-02-20T05:09:50.165-08:00I saw a lot of people, bicycling there, in Kenya. ...I saw a lot of people, bicycling there, in Kenya. I still hear their bicycles ringing... They carried mainly tubes for water, sometimes huge piles of tubes that I wondered how were not falling. I have just two photos of the kind, they are not that interesting as yours, but I'll send them to you! Oh, Robyn, thank you for this post and for "The African Aesthetic" one! You probably have no idea, but with them you maintain the African spirit alive in me! I'm remembereing my stay in Kenya every day, especially when I'm thursty for colours and warmth like a contarst to the severe winter we have!rossichkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185784702539084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-11730930410119283532012-02-19T20:57:45.431-08:002012-02-19T20:57:45.431-08:00I really enjoyed your photos - it's incredible...I really enjoyed your photos - it's incredible how much you can get on a bike! Here in Malaysia we often see gardeners with their lawnmowers strapped to the back and then there are the street vendors who have mini shops attached - must snap them someday!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.com