Mundane News

[oldwheels]

Thank you to all those who sent good wishes in my birthday.

Weather looked no too bad out west so diverted from my usual run and went out to Glengorm on the north west coast. A lovely run down on a good surface.
I avoid this route in winter as they feed herds of highland cattle by the roadside and I do not fancy trying to get a trike through that lot. Not malicious but very nosey and clumsy and wonder what bits of my trike would taste like
Trouble is there is a hard pull back up and I begin to think a motor would not be a bad idea.
The castle coffee shop is also closed today so no real traffic in the morning tho' there are some nice walks in the castle grounds.

An itch behind my knee began and it proved to be another tick. Getting that out was a major job for one person using a mirror and trying to get the little b removed. Managed it eventually and a satisfying crunch disposed of it.
I find needle nose tweezers are best. A job where a wife came in handy as working in reverse is not easy.
Must have picked it up in my garden yesterday.

 

[PeteXXX]

Since I dropped my phone in a lake a couple of weeks ago, the case has become very crinkly & wrinkly...

Pretty much like myself, truth be known 😔

 

[oldwheels]

Glengorm Castle this morning

 

[Reynard]

It is here, although it is so hot, that it's evaporating as soon as it hits the ground.

The pictures from the James Webb telescope are absolutely mind blowing.

I have a

 

[Speicher]

Folders: close to the A4
Brompton: within easy reach of the station
Elephant Bike: close to many trunk roads

 

[Speicher]

This afternoon I was in the garden and startled by the sound of a very low-flying aircraft. I spotted it and the engine seemed to be "coughing/pinking" (not sure what the right word is) and then it clipped the tops of some trees. I think those trees are about one hundred feet tall, for a moment, though it seemed like a very loooooonnnng moment, I thought it was going to crash.
The engine then picked up speed, and the plane gained some height. I think it was a two-seat aircraft.

In other, more calm news, this evening I have a choice of weather. If I went out the back door there is sunshine and blue sky. If I went out the front door, there is dark grey clouds, and rain in the distance.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Someone called AccuWeather have just notified me that heavy snow is forecast in Chile. I felt I should pass it on.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Someone called AccuWeather have just notified me that heavy snow is forecast in Chile. I felt I should pass it on.

Thank you, I needed to know that.

 

[biggs682]

Another busy day chezs biggs

 

[Reynard]

The girls had Felix AGAIL with chicken & beef for their supper.

I went all 1970s this evening and had a seafood cocktail made with those crab stick things, lettuce, spinach, watercress, tomato, avocado and home made Marie Rose sauce. Oh, and some bread & butter on the side.

 

[Jenkins]

Sunshine and showers so far and it seemed to rain all night.
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The weather came over a bit Scottish down here earlier with a heavy shower passing through having been cloudy all day, albeit with most unScottish heat.

Edited to add Happy Birthday @oldwheels

 

[Reynard]

Junior bikes: bijoux accommodation
Raleigh roadsters: period features but a bit of a project
MTB: rural location down a private road

 

[Speicher]

Yes, the aircraft clipping the trees was very much a moment.

He, or she, was approaching the hill from the side with houses on it. He may have thought he would clear the houses, and then saw the trees. The engine splutterred, and then regained power and height. He would have crash landed into the field of beans, but that would be a very dangerous landing.

Some years ago, a glider landed in the field, after a relatively smooth landing. Oh, and there was a hang-glider who circled above the field and landed safely, and a hot air balloon that nearly landed on my roof.

 

[Speicher]

Unicycle: close to further education campus

 

[Jenkins]

It may not be healthy, especially not long before bed time, but a good helping of raspberry ripple ice cream is just what is needed right now.

The duvet has also been discarded and I will be sleeping under just the cover for the next few nights.