Hooray for hedges

[Succorso]

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!

--
Chris

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>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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[Nick Kew]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected]omcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) writes:
>>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.

--
Nick Kew

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers ('[email protected]') wrote:

>>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.

--
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Morning had broken, and there was nothing we could do but wait
patiently for the RAC to arrive.

 

[David Martin]

On 19/9/04 10:08 pm, in article
[email protected], "Simon Brooke"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> in message <[email protected]>,
> dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
>>> 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.

...d

 

[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>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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[Nick Kew]

In article <[email protected]>,
Simon Brooke <[email protected]> writes:

> 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.

> And yes, we got some blackberries.

Makes it all worthwhile

--
Nick Kew

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>,
dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers ('[email protected]') wrote:

>>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.

Very sorry to hear about Vernon.

--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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[dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers]

>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 ;-)

>
>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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[MatSav]

"David Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> ...Loads of blackberries around here. It has been a good year for them.

I've never seen such a huge crop of sloes as that available this year! Sloe
gin, mmmm!

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[MatSav]

"David Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BD73B4F6.20F1F%

> ...Loads of blackberries around here. It has been a good year for them.

I've never seen such a huge crop of sloes as that available this year! Sloe
gin, mmmm!

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MatSav