VLOG Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 17:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Video: Vespa Haiku https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/video-vespa-haiku/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/video-vespa-haiku/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9696 A glimpse of a Vespa Ride The 10th video I’ve produced for Scooter in the Sticks. I’ve decided to continue experimenting with this media. And of course, continue to post photographs and text from riding experiences. For this entry, I was interested in how short I could construct something that still had meaning. The Vespa […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/07/video-vespa-haiku/feed/ 24 9696 VIDEO: Ordinary Rides https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-ordinary-rides/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-ordinary-rides/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9668 Not everyone has the interest or opportunity to ride across a continent. Or any number of other adventures possible on a scooter or motorcycle for that matter. Time, expense, circumstance, or lack of interest can effectively remove such rides from the realm of the possible. Despite such limitations, you can have a great time on […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-ordinary-rides/feed/ 28 9668 VIDEO: Moments of Wonder https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-moments-of-wonder/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-moments-of-wonder/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9646 Appreciating What’s Right in Front of Me. On foot with a camera, or just riding my Vespa scooter, my perception of the world around me grows. I see more. Appreciate more. And in the end, find contentment in even the most stressful situations. I place few requirements on myself during these jaunts and journeys. Slowly […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/06/video-moments-of-wonder/feed/ 16 9646 Video: The Brevity of Life and Other Thoughts While Riding a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-the-brevity-of-life-and-other-thoughts-while-riding-a-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-the-brevity-of-life-and-other-thoughts-while-riding-a-vespa-scooter/#comments Mon, 18 May 2020 04:05:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9604 Lessons on the Road I don’t often write about how to ride a scooter. So I won’t start now. Rather I share some of what I experience while riding a Vespa. The thoughts that swirl in my head, concerns for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That sort of thing. This VLOG entry is […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-the-brevity-of-life-and-other-thoughts-while-riding-a-vespa-scooter/feed/ 56 9604 Video: Maintenance, Helmets and Riding A Vespa Scooter in the Pandemic https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-maintenance-helmets-and-riding-a-vespa-scooter-in-the-pandemic/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-maintenance-helmets-and-riding-a-vespa-scooter-in-the-pandemic/#comments Thu, 07 May 2020 04:10:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9598 Another VLOG Entry Only four entries into my ten video target to determine if making videos has any utility in my blogging life and I’m behind schedule. My plan was to post every other Monday. This entry is a quick update on the status of things in my world and a continuing experiment with cameras […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/05/video-maintenance-helmets-and-riding-a-vespa-scooter-in-the-pandemic/feed/ 18 9598 Video: Dreaming of Riding a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/video-dreaming-of-riding-a-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/video-dreaming-of-riding-a-vespa-scooter/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:08:24 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9583 Riding a Vespa Scooter It’s been almost a month since I’ve been riding — either the Vespa scooter or the motorcycle. I stopped for sound reasons but I have to admit the world feels a lot smaller right now. And despite the rosy rhetoric about opening up the country again, I have little faith that […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/video-dreaming-of-riding-a-vespa-scooter/feed/ 46 9583 VLOG: Gratitude During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2020 04:10:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9565 Remembering Good Times, Having Faith in Tomorrow If I had to choose one photograph that depicts the joy I feel while riding it would be this one of my friend Paul Ruby leaping in the air on one of our many early morning rides. This photograph was made over ten years ago but that feeling […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/vlog-gratitude-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/feed/ 30 9565 First VLOG Entry https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/03/first-vlog-entry/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/03/first-vlog-entry/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2020 04:28:44 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9541 I thought about making videos for a long time. Blog or Vlog or both. People have asked me about it for a long time. And I’ve resisted making any for a long time. And then this morning I made this: Your thoughts would be appreciated. Not sure where I might go with such things as […]

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