Todd Tyrtle

@gooutsidetoday.com

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American expat living in Toronto, likes cycling (especially bicycle touring) sometimes on Zwift, cooking, writing and trying new things. Studying Hindi in my spare time. Libraries are my favourite thing.

A photo taken at night of Bike Pirates in Toronto. The logo has the word "Bike" followed by a skull and crossbones followed by "Pirates" - a small tree and many bikes sit out front.
A photograph of a great blue heron hunting at the edge of s pond. Its reflection is visible in the water. There are bushes and grass on the edge of the water.
A red Schwinn Pixie children's bike with chrome rims and a red and white seat. It is on a wooden floor against a grey stone wall.
TTC non-commercial filming policy which states: "Tourists, families, and individuals filming/photographing in public areas for non-commercial purposes do not need permission or a permit, as long as it does not interfere with transit operations or customers."
A screenshot of a BIkeshare Toronto bike map showing six stations near Finch Station - many with 0 bikes, some with 1 and one with 3.
Several tall buildings with a nearly finished sunset sky behind them. The moon is visible with an airplane next to the moon
A cream coloured 1964 Chevrolet bel air
A "Vintage Contemporaries" cover of Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City
Two bottles of water, a huge frozen lemonade and the muffin to refuel.
Severe weather alert. Yellow thunderstorm watch on my Apple Watch.
A view of Lake Scugog from the Port Perry marina
Port Perry street. Old 1900s style town buildings and lots of traffic.
A grain elevator in a field with blue skies
An empty gravel road goes off in the distance under a blue sky with a few small clouds. Trees and grass line either side of the road.
A sign for the hamlet of Coppins Corners
An old house in a field. There is a sign that says “golf” in faded letters on one side. The wood is weathering. Sky is blue with light clouds.
"Where an artist has destroyed his own goals (or had them destroyed for him, and sat by and done nothing), is when he has let himself be part of groups, follow movements, make group manifestos and form group ideas. Matisse had a pure vision and painted beautiful pictures. Nobody ever has or ever will paint like him again. His was an individual statement. No artists are parts of a movement. Unless they are followers. And then they are unnecessary and doing unnecessary art. If they are exploring in an “individual way” with “different ideas” the idea of another individual, they are making a worthy contribution, but as soon as they call themselves followers or accept the truths they have not explored as truths, they are defeating the purpose of art as an individual expression—Art as art."
A happy tabby cat with squeezy eyes on his back on a beige couch.
Sunrise seen over a pond with clouds reflected in it.
A man in a sweatshirt and glasses reads a copy of The Stand by Stephen King.
A little ~20 cm snow dog with a cute face just off the sidewalk. He is surrounded by snow and there are footprints in the snow behind him.
A snowy road goes past a snow covered park. A cyclist’s shadow can be seen on the road. The sky is blue with thin clouds
Images of a bicycle commute along partially cleared paths and a little bit of road.
A video of a bike commute that is completely off road. Some shots of winter tires as well as the route which includes both open fields and forest.
A bunch of wheeled shopping carts (two wheels for bringing groceries home from the store) sitting on a sidewalk outside a store.