We do not refer to the adorable leaf chewing black and white beasts of China (although they are cute and deserve a blog of their own and probably have one out there someplace). We speak, instead, of the cycling in progress self portrait type. Everyone shoots one, eventually. There is at least one Flickr group devoted to these wonderful shots. This month, I asked our Flickr group members to submit their own Pandas so we could see them all in action out in the world.
I love Panda shots because they show us as true people. They are pictures of us at our best, in motion, comfortable in our skin. Pandas are proof that we indeed "can"- we can be strong, we can be fast, we can be self sufficient, we can be beautiful.
photo by Madness Rivera
photo by Amsterdamize
photo by Johnclimber
photo by calitexican
photo by the Goat Whisperer
photo by bikepilot
And then , there is Meli and me!
Now go take a picture of yourself on your bike! Now!
