As I was slogging across the Fens against the 20mph headwind today, I gave thanks for the fact that I live in a part of East Anglia that still has hedges, and tree-lined roads.
I was well impressed with the engineering feat that is Denver Sluice, but I was glad to be away from that "Billiard Table" landscape, back into the hedge-lined lanes of Mid Norfolk. Not only do hedges take the sting out of most winds, at this time of year they are also stuffed full of grub - I stopped several times during my 110Km for a snack of Blackberries - yummy 🙂
Great ride though, and the two hours of headwind became 90 mins of tailwind, so all evened out in the end!
Not only do hedges take the sting out of most winds, at this time of year they are also stuffed full of grub - I stopped several times during my 110Km for a snack of Blackberries - yummy 🙂
Heh - on the cycle ride today I was eyeing-up which blackberry bushes were coming into fruit. I shall have to raid them before you get them all, Chris ;-)
Cheers, helen s
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Not only do hedges take the sting out of most winds, at this time of year they are also stuffed full of grub - I stopped several times during my 110Km for a snack of Blackberries - yummy 🙂
Heh - on the cycle ride today I was eyeing-up which blackberry bushes were coming into fruit. I shall have to raid them before you get them all, Chris ;-)
Here someone has just uprooted a whole lot of blackberry bushes (and a couple of wild raspberry bushes that were among them). Most distressing, and I feel a letter to the local press about misappropriating the commons coming on.
Not only do hedges take the sting out of most winds, at this time of year they are also stuffed full of grub - I stopped several times during my 110Km for a snack of Blackberries - yummy 🙂
Heh - on the cycle ride today I was eyeing-up which blackberry bushes were coming into fruit. I shall have to raid them before you get them all, Chris ;-)
Hah. On today's ride one of my riding companions had a fairly major 'off' into a large bramble thicket, so that to get her out I had first to lift her bike off her and then heave her back up onto the track... Remarkably little blood, but the brambles were sufficiently clinging to prevent her extricating herself.
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Not only do hedges take the sting out of most winds, at this time of year they are also stuffed full of grub - I stopped several times during my 110Km for a snack of Blackberries - yummy 🙂
Heh - on the cycle ride today I was eyeing-up which blackberry bushes were coming into fruit. I shall have to raid them before you get them all, Chris ;-)
Hah. On today's ride one of my riding companions had a fairly major 'off' into a large bramble thicket, so that to get her out I had first to lift her bike off her and then heave her back up onto the track... Remarkably little blood, but the brambles were sufficiently clinging to prevent her extricating herself.
And yes, we got some blackberries.
Ouch!
Having said that I've got a bramble pie cooling in the kitchen. apples from the tree outside and blackberries from the front garden. Topped off with some raspberries from the allotment (via the freezer).
Yum yum (though probably not strictly vegetarian given that my fruit is organic.. it all adds to the flavour!)
Loads of blackberries around here. It has been a good year for them.
I tend to prefer to just get the fruit into me though.
Hah. On today's ride one of my riding companions had a fairly major 'off' into a large bramble thicket, so that to get her out I had first to lift her bike off her and then heave her back up onto the track... Remarkably little blood, but the brambles were sufficiently clinging to prevent her extricating herself.
Ouchie. I hope she's okay and not developed a phobia of blackberries ;-)
Cheers, helen s
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Hah. On today's ride one of my riding companions had a fairly major 'off' into a large bramble thicket, so that to get her out I had first to lift her bike off her and then heave her back up onto the track... Remarkably little blood, but the brambles were sufficiently clinging to prevent her extricating herself.
Eeek!
I was out picking them yesterday afternoon. Got the usual stained hands and crop of scratches. Then I suddenly realised one of the stains was blood, not blackberry juice.
Hah. On today's ride one of my riding companions had a fairly major 'off' into a large bramble thicket, so that to get her out I had first to lift her bike off her and then heave her back up onto the track... Remarkably little blood, but the brambles were sufficiently clinging to prevent her extricating herself.
Ouchie. I hope she's okay and not developed a phobia of blackberries ;-)
It was a bit like that. We did a club run round the Dalbeattie red route, and had a lot of fun but a lot of us came off - me more often than most. No injuries, apart from Janet's bramble scratches.
It was a bit like that. We did a club run round the Dalbeattie red route, and had a lot of fun but a lot of us came off - me more often than most. No injuries, apart from Janet's bramble scratches.
Hopefully it's not called the red route becuase so many come off ;-)
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Very sorry to hear about Vernon.
Thanks - he'll mend. His cheekbone is swelling nicely at the moment.
Cheers, helen s
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