Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[fossyant]

Bump - you've got till Sunday evening, or there abouts.....

 

[Arch]

Bump - you've got till Sunday evening, or there abouts.....

It was verging on sunny when I rode in this morning, and I brought my camera, and looked the whole way in for a single bulb coming up or bud on a tree, but saw nothing. I'll have to try again tomorrow - more chance on the nature reserve I think...

 

[summerdays]

Its been really dull and I haven't seen any signs of spring - other than what seemed to be a large number of cyclists out today. I think they are predicting the weather to be OK ish at the weekend.

 

[Amanda P]

I've heard some signs of spring: song thrushes, dunnocks and robins have all started singing. Also pigeons, although they don't really sing.

But unless I can catch one in the act of visibly singing, it's difficult to illustrate.

...unless an mp3 is an acceptable entry...?

 

[summerdays]

I've heard some signs of spring: song thrushes, dunnocks and robins have all started singing. Also pigeons, although they don't really sing.

But unless I can catch one in the act of visibly singing, it's difficult to illustrate.

...unless an mp3 is an acceptable entry...?

And the bike bit... will you have a squeaky brake or a rusty chain noise

 

[Arch]

And the bike bit... will you have a squeaky brake or a rusty chain noise

I very much doubt it. That's more my line!

I think pigeons sing, but in a Rex Harrison sort of way...

 

[Amanda P]

Would a photograph of the bird droppings on the bike that's kept in the polytunnel do?

 

[Arch]

Well, I looked and looked for a good bud or growing green shoot, but the reserve (at least the main pathway), is still fairly asleep. So here are a pair of Maximuses (Maximi?) basking in some glorious sun...

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If I go out tomorrow and get anything better, I'll enter that instead....

 

[Amanda P]

I took a nice picture on Saturday, but the memory card is scrambled again! If/when it's recovered, I'll post it.

 

[summerdays]

Sorry not seen many signs of spring - this is in my garden.... I borrowed a bike belonging to my son.

 

[rich p]

Similarly, summerdays, our first snowdrop but with a full-size bike!

 

[summerdays]

At least your snowdrops have opened!!!

 

[snakehips]

Wow , it's going to be tough choosing between the various bike with snowdrop photos , I wouldn't want that responsibility !
I went out for a walk with the camera today , the only sign of Spring I saw was a woman sitting outdoors reading a book in her lunch break. Not really the right sort of subject for this forum.

Snake

My Library

 

[Amanda P]

Well, I found a sign of spring.

No bikes included, but I've just checked the original brief, and it was "...including bikes (?)". So perhaps this will be allowed. And if not, hopefully you'll be encouraged anyway by the sign of green shoots.

While I'm here, I thought I'd show you these, from the Wolds on Saturday.
Walking in the sner (as they call it in South Yorks).

Scarborough Castle

 

[fossyant]

The Winner..............................

Rich P - two submissions and probably the first with some snowdrops out - ours are still asleep........ Like the second snowdrop photo