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Fields, hills, castles, castle farms, an airfield, lots and lots of orchards, breweries, deer, rabbits, falcons, cows, horses, a dungeon, a monastary, a beguinage, very old churches (the eldest is 1200 years old, 2 kms from here), the tgv, a windmill...
Never a dull moment on my rides.
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Thread: What Do You See When You Ride?
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07-17-2009, 03:36 AM #61
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Sundial-it's just a bit brisk, not cold. The lows for this "winter" have been to 2C, not cold at all! THen again, I wear shorts when it's 2C outside. The weather on my ride was really unpredictable & thought the yellow jacket would be a good idea. Turned out I only needed it in a few parts where there were pockets of rain & wind. Perth weather is annoying...
I have no idea who the statue is dedicated to...I'll ask some folks & let ya know.
Jillm-do you ever see any grain elevators? I love grain elevators.
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07-17-2009, 06:23 AM #62
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07-17-2009, 06:37 AM #63
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Oh and I forgot: the most beautiful horses in the world:
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07-21-2009, 02:19 AM #64
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Hey guys I just made a little album of stuff I see on my rides. Just click on the pics, i've put some comments on there so you can learn more about the things you see...
http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/e...neighbourhood/
Enjoy!Last edited by papaver; 07-21-2009 at 02:53 AM.
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07-23-2009, 10:14 AM #65
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I saw this boat at the dock on Tempe Town Lake this morning. I thought it was kind of cool.
Last edited by HappyTexasMom; 07-23-2009 at 10:15 AM. Reason: Fixed link
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07-23-2009, 12:53 PM #66
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papaver- awesome photos. Thanks for sharing them. The history you have at your fingertips is amazing and quite beautiful!!!
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08-11-2009, 04:07 PM #67
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On my morning commute today I saw a bunny crossing the road...in the crosswalk; smart bunny
I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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08-11-2009, 07:12 PM #68
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HappyTexasMom, I think that's a dragon boat, and yes, it's pretty cool!
As do many other cities, DC has a Dragon Boat Festival: http://www.dragonboatdc.com/
papaver, next time I'm in Belgium, I'm biking it! Great pics! And I think I have a picture of the "hollow road," from a drive to Namur years ago.
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08-12-2009, 07:36 AM #69
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Today I saw a guy mowing his lawn at 5:10am (it was pitch black out). Cracked me up!
Amy
Kickin' it old school on my Huffy, but hey, I RIDE!
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08-16-2009, 08:37 AM #70
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Yesterday, I saw the Monocacy Aquaduct:
And lots of turtle, including this one:
And water and trees, lots and lots of trees:
I also saw Great Blue Herons, one Great Egret, numerous Green Herons, a goldfinch, lots of cardinals and even more grackles (impressive numbers of them, all together, flying off along the canal as I approached), Canada Geese, horse poop, innumerable gnats, biting flies and mosquitoes, and spiders, including two which decided to hitchhike on ME! (I HATE spiders!)
I heard a lot of different birds, too, including wood thrushes and peewees, and just the tail end of a veery song.
Some of the smells along the trail were wonderful; at one particular spot, there was a very sweet scent in the air. I do not know what it came from, despite looking around for its source. Not something I've smelled before.
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08-16-2009, 02:48 PM #71
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DH keeps thinking that this is a good idea. I keep telling him that if neighbors don't, I will kill him if I'm waked by a lawn mower at that hour of the morning!
Originally Posted by GulfCoastAmy
(once, he wanted to use the snowblower at 4 a.m. -- again, a really BAD idea!)
Karen in Boise
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08-16-2009, 09:55 PM #72
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goat stampede
Yesterday at Chabot Regional Park in Oakland, CA. I had to quickly get off the trail to avoid getting trampled!
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08-17-2009, 04:07 AM #73
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Yow, that's a lot of goats!
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09-13-2009, 08:05 PM #74
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This is a water tower painted with race horses in Versailles, Kentucky (next to Lexington), the "Horse Capital of the World".
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09-14-2009, 08:08 AM #75
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Saturday I came upon 3 adult wild turkeys tending about 5 youngsters. They were blocking my path and, having been smacked by a Canadian goose before, I slowed to a crawl and talked "nicely" to the adults. They soon herded their children off back into the woods.
