Rosy dawn of blossom on an old apple tree
Dancing giddy sweetness of flowering wild plum
Turning out of wind and into sudden warmth
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| A typical view, taken on the fly.Young leaves are coming out on all the trees. |
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Self-portrait! A nice sunny day - good for shadows. |
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| I love the great open sweep of sky. A tornado passed through here a few years back. You can still see some broken-off trees in the middle distance. |
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| A favourite spot. Actually got off the bike to take this shot. See how windy it was? |
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| Wild plum is blossoming everywhere.The scent is dizzyingly sweet. |
P.S. Andamento, have you ever been to Snowcatcher's blog? She's a crocheting-cycling-quilting photographer who's lucky enough to live in the extremely picturesque shadow of the Rockies. Snowcatcher, meet Andamento, a crocheting-cycling-leaded glass making photographer who's lucky enough to live in Scotland.
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Hi - regarding all my crochet flowers, I can't put it on the blog yet, but I made my mom a beautiful crochet bouquet. It turned out so much better than I had hoped and she should get it today or tomorrow. After that, I will share more on my blog and by Friday (I think it is), I will have the full reveal on the blog. Hope she loves it!
ReplyDeleteEver since you first found my blog, every time I ride now, I think of your Three Great Things about Today's Ride or Six Great Things about Today's Ride or Seven Great Things about Today's Ride... And I find myself counting when I ride! So three great (?) things about yesterday's ride (because I didn't take the camera): A hawk soaring overhead with something with tiny feet dangling from the beak; a great blue heron perched atop the tallest rock in the river; drizzle instead of snow. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the introduction! I love her ride pictures and yours! I'll have to take my camera again next ride...
Hi there, thanks for the intro, I knew there must be more crafty cycling bloggers out there but hadn't found any, till now!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your photos, I just like to see around other people's local areas.
I took the camera for just that reason, Andamento. But I worry so much about dropping it that I can't really take good pictures and have a good ride at the same time. So these will probably be the last photos for a while. Wouldn't it be nice if we could have helmet cams?
ReplyDeleteSnowcatcher - I hope that's a good thing you've picked up from me. I really just do it as a way to pass the time while riding and to try to appreciate all the beautiful things I see out there. The interesting thing is, when I go back and read the ones I came up with last year or the year before, I can remember exactly where I was at that point and see in my mind's eye the sight that prompted the line. So in some way it must help the memories to stick.
I can just see your hawk and your heron.
Cheri - look forward to seeing that bouquet! (I seem to be answering comments in reverse order today.) You are progressing so fast for a new crocheter. It took me years to get to anything as complicated as your flowers. :)
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