My picture of the day-Where's yours?

[briantrumpet]

Le 'selfie du jour', just coming to the lovely descent towards Châtillon-en-Diois this morning. I think I've mastered the art of counting to ten.

 

[gtmet]

'Still-life with bicycle',
or
'Picnic with nettles'​

Tyntesfield Sidings.

 

[briantrumpet]

Most incredible cloud cap yesterday evening just up the valley - I've never seen it so smooth. Apparently in Vercors and north west of it it was grey and miserable all day, while it was a corker of a day here. Ha... thanks Vercors!!

 

[briantrumpet]

I think this will do for today - a corker of a ride to two picture-postcard villages, but this is just the stuff of fantasy, closer to home, along a road I ride very frequently, the Route de Barsac

 

[briantrumpet]

I went for a bit of a walk today. This was the post-lunch view, at about 2000m:

 

[Andy in Germany]

Bike chains ready for reuse as decorations...

 

[Zipp2001]

 

[briantrumpet]

I'm not going to start a thread MBIFO a cabanon, though I'd have plenty of choice here. Just three days to go, then it's back to Devon gates, assuming I'm let back in.

 

[GM]

@Rocky One for old times sake ....

 

[Rocky]

@Rocky One for old times sake ....

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Any journalists sitting outside, GM?

 

[Andy in Germany]

Beautiful Daughter is stating school in a couple of weeks, and as with all German children, she gets a Schultüte. She wants a picture of a Unicorn on hers.

Here's the first attempt...

 

[briantrumpet]

Wasn't sure which one to post, then this happened.

 

[JVRider]

Late evening Friday storms brought strong winds (30mph+) and rain (about 2") and most importantly...BEAUTIFUL weather for Saturday. Sunny with some clouds, blue skies, and temps of about 78 F. Showing some of the K96 bike path of the city which runs around the far east side of the city and (like a clock hand traveling backwards from 3 o'clock to 12 o'clock - counterclockwise) eventually crosses other paths for bicyclists/walkers/joggers to explore. A shadowed selfie to get the pics started...

The path is pretty well maintained from its starting point at Central. With a usual south wind (traveling north) this opening downhill can go quite quickly if you wish. The path winds left and right thru many rolling hill sections. Lots of prairie grasses, sunflowers, and more along this path. Foxes, deer, raccoons, skunks, rabbits and snakes are not an unusual sight this far east of the city proper. We took a scenic ride just to get to the beginning segment of the path and it was a ride of almost 45 minutes at a relaxed pace.

RIding north into a 10-20 mph wind up this hill was enjoyable.

We zipped by a few casual riders.

This crossroads in the path....turn left (west) and you have gravel trails for about 4 miles to reach paved railroad corridor that continue to downtown (city center). Turn right (east) and you have paved paths for 5-6 miles out to Andover, and from there the path turns into crushed gravel for an additional 5-6 miles depending on how far east you wish to travel.

We veered off from the path to head home (south and east) and found a lovely spot for a picture. Stay safe everyone!

 

[Spokesmann]

By the River Plym

 

[tyred]

I think this is a large reproduction of an 1835 map showing townlands in co. Donegal.