The A’s of May! This month’s challenge is to find anything beginning with the letter A — AND/OR — Anything that contains an A sound Actually, anything that rhymes with A And, since this is Bike Month . . . . . Include any thing in any way that is bicycle related Include your bicycle … Continue reading "The A’s of May (And Some B’s)"
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And tomorrow we are off. A two-day drive will take us to Arles in Provence. And then we can finally mount our bicycles in what is predicted to be good weather. We are so looking forward to sun and new surroundings! And everything else that awaits us. I don’t know if I’ll be keeping up … Continue reading "Ready, Get Set, …"
Read MoreMounds and Tubes Curved guard rail end A Clump of Round Dandy-lions Itty bitty Shamrocks Irregular road patch Cylindrical propane tank Cylindrical diesel fuel tanks Memory is a good thing — wish I had one Discovered in the camera: Sort of Star shaped flowers with Ring in the center Sphere of dandelion seeds Starburst “New … Continue reading "Concluding the Shapes (a few more added)"
Read MoreI got a few shapes over the last few days: mostly circular, a couple of rounds, an obelisk, and a variety on the climbing wall. Believe it or not — I have ridden everyday of April thus far. And the next few days will be a piece of cake with sun and temps in the … Continue reading "MOSTLY CIRCULAR"
Read MoreFive Circles, One Diamond, One Triangle and only One Photo. Five Circles = Two Wheels and Three Chainwheels One Diamond = Diamond Main Frame One Triangle = Rear Triangle
Read MoreCylinders topped with a Cone Closer View “I” Beam Pyramid shaped tent More Cylinders and Cones A Ring of R’s Oval Blue Bird bus emblem Mr Fog ?? Loosely wrapped infinity Loop?
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Today – finally – the sun came out and it was mild, not even windy. The previous days were all pretty grey, wet and cold, though (as in the picture above). I have some pictures, and depending on your definition, there are shapes in all of them. I’ll start with organic shapes, you might want … Continue reading "Shapes 2"
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That’s right, this post is not related to the Cycle365 Shapes Challenge. The subject for this one is Mississippi River flooding. It was inevitable that my favorite river would be flooding this spring. MY Town had its third snowiest winter ever and there were still a couple feet of snow on the ground in early … Continue reading "No Shapes Today"
Read MoreStar(s) on neighbor’s house Dome atop a cylindrical hydrant Rectangles Triangles in a Fan shape Ovals submerged in the North Fork And to answer your question — YES a bunch of morons live around here It does give new meaning to the term ‘water closet’ 😉 Riding the west part of KSP: Schwinn Le Tour(s) Kickapoo … Continue reading "Shape-rils"
Read MoreMiserable weather continues and should round out this entire month! Got some shapes though. A bike between two cubes. Banking by the cylinders. Tree with a fence built around it. Roof angles. Spiral. Happy cycling everyone – even if weather is not so great ;’-(.
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Out today for a ride through the Bavarian countryside although it was a chilling 7C/45F with wind and very grey skies. Lots of puddles, too, from previous rains. Janos has a new bike (!) and now he is the one to get us out the door when the weather isn’t beckoning. He loves his bike … Continue reading "Shapes 1"
Read MoreI have been busy with several things, but the most consuming has been the 30 Days of Biking! With our April weather having taken such a turn these past couple of years, I am not sure I will try this again! Rain, some snow, high wind, and cold on most of my rides this month … Continue reading "SHAPING UP"
Read MoreKitty in a Tunnel Tongues Arrows Square cut out revealing a Round survey marker Elongated Shadow in the shape of a Bicycle
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The featured photo doesn’t fit with the title of this post, but I put it up there anyway because it’s symbolic of my week. I went to Iowa on Monday and took my dad in for his HEART valve replacement surgery on Tuesday. I brought him and his new aortic HEART valve home on Wednesday. … Continue reading "Three-Dimensional Shapes From A One-Dimensional Guy"
Read MoreAs the guy said: I’m in pretty good shape for the condition I’m in Actually, we are looking for shapes of anything Geometric, Regular, Irregular or any other ic or egular — Emblems, Logos — anything goes Most likely these will be inanimate objects, but then again, you never know 😉 Shapes may exist singularly, or … Continue reading "April 16 -30 Challenge . . . . . Shapes"
Read MoreToday I decided to focus on stumps, they are so plentiful. So stumps it is, with a few exceptions. The weather was predicted to be windy and wet, but it wasn’t!
Read MoreI’ve been busy with a week of camping with the Grandboys, catching up at home tasks and chores, and doing my every day of April riding (much in the rain). And this morning I have a chiro appt so will simply post the very few UMP photos I have before we transition to SHAPES! There’s … Continue reading "FINISHING UMP"
Read MoreSomeone D-ump-ed a rather Pl-ump easy chair into the North Fork (Matching sofa is a bonus) Wh-ump and a Th-ump when that came down A cl-ump of Curly Dock? L-umps of asphalt spilled on the street This L-ump is a speed B-ump for cyclists 🙁 Cl-ump-y B-ump in the North Fork creates a small rapids … Continue reading "April Umps"
Read MoreIt wasn’t intended to be an UMP day ride. I just wanted to take advantage of MY Town’s first 60-degree day of the year. (It was only 50 when I started though.) But when I came across 5,000 mini HUMPty DUMPtys, I definitely had to take a picture of that. There was going to be … Continue reading "Saturday is UMP Day"
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We came home a bit earlier than planned – which made it possible to pick up my bike before Easter. After not being on my bike for twelve whole days, I jumped at the first opportunity to go for a ride. That was this afternoon, and it was a short, wet and cold ride. But … Continue reading "Jumping at the first opportunity"
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Far away from my bicycle… On our wall is a picture of a bike, but there is nothing I can ride here. When we return from our week in Italy and the stores open again after Easter, “Easter Monday” is also a holiday, I will be able to pick up my bike. In the meantime … Continue reading "Grumpy"
Read MoreWe are on our camping trip with the Grandboys and wifi is spotty to none. First let me show you setting off for our ride of the day yesterday. And since I cannot post photos very efficiently so they take forever to post, I will post UMPS when we get home on Friday unless we … Continue reading "BEING UMPITY IN APRIL"
Read MoreThe jump was a major TriUMPh!!! Now for some bonus material.
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Diamond Back is ready to j-UMP into looking for UMPs There is a b-UMP where the road meets the bridge deck Another b-UMP leaving the bridge deck A st-UMP along 3800N A line of st-UMPS The ditch has become a d-UMP FREEE!! A gently used microwave plus carrying case Slight h-UMP as the road crosses … Continue reading "Ap-UMP-Ril Challenge"
Read MoreSunday 2nd April. We had unprecedented amounts of rain on Friday with local media reporting flooded roads, abandoned vehicles and supermarkets closed. So Sunday morning I popped out for a few hours to check on the area of the River Ock. Between Southmoor and West Hanney. This is around a mile upstream at Lyford. Looking … Continue reading "FLOOD WATCH"
Read MoreNot only am I riding for our April challenge, but I am doing my annual attempt at riding 30 Days of April. Here is what I posted for today’s ride. April 1, 2023 KICKOFF DAY ;’-) Of course. All but one day of last week was sunny with temps in high 40s & low/mid 50s. … Continue reading "G-UMP-TION TO RIDE IN LESS THAN GOOD WEATHER FORECAST."
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