Saturday March 27th 2021 – The long rides of summer are underway now, fittingly on the last day before British Summer Time starts. The day was characterised… Read more “#365daysofbiking Windswept and happy”
Tag: bridge
#365daysofbiking It’s all going on
Friday March 19th 2021 – Crossing Chasewater on a dull Friday with raindrops on the wind threatening a soaking that thankfully, never materialised, I stopped on the… Read more “#365daysofbiking It’s all going on”
#365daysofbiking Light less
Tuesday January 2th 2021 – The snow hung round and was still quite fresh looking – unusual for snowfalls here, which can be heavy, but rarely last… Read more “#365daysofbiking Light less”
#365daysofbiking Abridged
Friday January 15th 2021 – Just hopping on the canal on the way home from work, I turned to look behind me at the bridge whose challenging… Read more “#365daysofbiking Abridged”
#365daysofbiking Hardened
Wednesday December 30th 2020 – I was less keen to ride far today – overnight the partially thawing snow had frozen solid, formed hard pack-ice and I… Read more “#365daysofbiking Hardened”
#365daysofbiking Sensations in the dark
Boxing Day Saturday December 26th 2020 – Unusually, we’d had a family walk in the morning, in the Needwood Valley and around Hoar Cross, which was lovely… Read more “#365daysofbiking Sensations in the dark”
#365daysofbiking Thank god that’s over with
Wednesday December 23rd 2020 – The end of work for another year, and surprisingly late. I normally aim to finish at least a week before, to better… Read more “#365daysofbiking Thank god that’s over with”
#365daysofbiking The changing skyline
Thursday December 17th 2020 – Another classic muse for me in winter is the view from Catshill Junction Bridge towards Brownhills, over the wide of the junction… Read more “#365daysofbiking The changing skyline”
#365daysofbiking Dark light
Monday December 14th 2020 – I have no idea why, but sometimes, just sometimes, there’s a strange twilight that conveys not light, but darkness. It happens at… Read more “#365daysofbiking Dark light”
#365daysofbiking Halfway up the junction
Tuesday December 1st 2020 – As you come up Green Lane from Shelfield at night, through the darkness of Green Lane, you come to a small hamlet… Read more “#365daysofbiking Halfway up the junction”