1st January 2021 – A ride out with Pickle on the oddest, most lovely New Year’s Day I’ve ever known. Sixty-five miles of absolute, total restorative riding.… Read more “#365daysofbiking A day out of time”
Tag: good weather
#365daysofbiking The long valley road
Sunday, October 11th 2020 – My wish was granted: It was a great day when the sun shone and the countryside steamed in the warm October sun.… Read more “#365daysofbiking The long valley road”
#365daysofbiking Gorge-ous
Friday, September 25th 2020 – Working in Telford, as I left work the light was lovely and it was a beautiful evening. So I headed down the… Read more “#365daysofbiking Gorge-ous”
#365daysofbiking Consumption
Today, a tentative restart. Firstly, an apology: I have been rather ill, tired and on my knees. Work was about all I could do for weeks. A… Read more “#365daysofbiking Consumption”
#365daysofbiking Life’s better by water
May 15th – As I get older and older, I find it much harder to explain to those younger, or newcomers to this town just how much… Read more “#365daysofbiking Life’s better by water”
#365daysofbiking As the light begins to fade
May 13th – I have come to the conclusion over the years that my favourite time of day in summer is the hour or so straddling sunset.… Read more “#365daysofbiking As the light begins to fade”
#365daysofbiking Happy valley
May 9th – A run into Birmingham the day before had me hankering for the Sandwell Valley. I had errands to do, and the park is on… Read more “#365daysofbiking Happy valley”
#365daysofbiking Hoked on sunsets
May 7th – It was a decent sunset and I was in Walsall Wood. That’s always frustrating, because there aren’t any very good vantage points to take… Read more “#365daysofbiking Hoked on sunsets”
#365daysofbiking – Regardless
April 25th – Saturday morning, again shockingly quiet despite protests of ‘too many people ignoring the lockdown’ on social media. Brownhills and the countryside around it simmered gently… Read more “#365daysofbiking – Regardless”
#365daysofbiking Softening
April 21st – The evening exercise rides are getting a bit samey and I think I need to vary my palette a wee bit – but it’s… Read more “#365daysofbiking Softening”