The Retirement Thread

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Mo1959

Legendary Member
Took the bike 5 miles up the road to one of the reservoirs this morning, locked it to a sign then went for a wander. Saw another cuckoo, again being pursued by a meadow pipit, the cuckoo was very vocal too, also good views of blackcap, whitethroat, common sandpiper and little grebe, and lots of all the usual willow warblers wrens and chaffinches etc. Came across quite a few flowering common spotted orchid, it’s the only orchid I know.
Few good reservoirs around here too. Inclined to forget about them. Some don’t have great surfaces to get to. We have the Turret Reservoir on our doorstep, Glen Lednock at Comrie and the Glendevon one not too far away.
 

PaulSB

Squire
Altogether now.........where do all roads lead.......on the count of three.......1.....2.....3!

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Flick of the Elbow

less than
Location
SW Edinburgh
Few good reservoirs around here too. Inclined to forget about them. Some don’t have great surfaces to get to. We have the Turret Reservoir on our doorstep, Glen Lednock at Comrie and the Glendevon one not too far away.
It struck me the other day that we’re knee deep in reservoirs but have so few lochs, Duddingston 10 miles away and Linlithgow 20 miles away were the only 2 I could think off. I’m discounting the 2 drained lochs in the city centre that now form Princes St gardens and the Meadows.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
I think it just says it's a footpath .
Nip back and listen if says it in Welsh or English.
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
The southern part of this state and most of the high country had a winter weather alert for last night with snow forecast. My garden is coming along and my wife's myriad flower and herb pots, and that would chap my nethers were it to happen here. Today I hope to put some paint on the last sheepherders wagon parts to be painted. In a week or two there will be nothing left to do but equipping it for sylvan adventures. I've postponed a lot of weeding and yard tidying because of it and my excuses will be done for. However, I do have a 20 ft trailer that is faling apart in the driveway, to the justifiable chagrin of my neighbors who correctly believe it creates a Tobacco Row ambience for the block. The sheepherders wagon is actually a kind of warmup to make the trailer monstrosity into a tiny house so perhaps I can get to that. It actually has a stove, fridge, heater, air conditioning and a shower, tub and toilet which may be refurbishable. The fiberglass bathroom fixtures are all a murky yellow color reminiscent of baby poop and maybe that can be changed? Retirement is very busy.
 

Exlaser2

Veteran
Sounds like you went all round the Wrekin to get to Chipping, to use a phrase I remember from my West Midlands youth
I was born with a couple of miles of the Wrekin. Was surprised when I moved to south Warwickshire/ Banbury as a child that the expression was still used there . Now live in Coventry and the expression is still widely used . 😀
 

Exlaser2

Veteran
Afternoon all. No cycling for me to day . Just a fun packed trip to m&s for shopping and an even more fun packed trip to b&q for a new lawnmower. I did treat myself to a takeaway costas to reward myself for getting out of b&q alive. It’s a much better day here today , if the weather holds I might even go for cycle tomorrow. The fun never ends at the moment 😂😂😂

Just checked the weather forecast. Think I should have gone cycling today 😔
 
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