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Meaford Mixed Roads ~ An adventure today on my Iron Horse on trails, boardwalk, dirt and pavement and everything in between. Barrie, Stayner, Collingwood, Thornbury, Meaford, Heathcote, Kolapore Uplands, Rob Roy/Pretty River, Duntroon Highlands, Glen Huron, Creemore, Angus, Barrie. Collingwood’s waterfront is spectacular; we are so fortunate to live amongst the Great Lakes. Gravel roads…
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May is looking pretty good so far. I hope you all have a spectacular Spring!
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eastsidepatina: bicycleart: Thanks Outside is Fred! You are Despicable! Bugs and Daffy.
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british-animals: A swan, as you have never seen photographed before by Gerald Robinson
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Pandemic Pondering ~ It’s interesting how this pandemic and related restrictions are wearing on me. It may, in part, be my age, too. I think I have less energy now. To work all day and still have something left over to focus on reading in the evening doesn’t happen very often, for me. My brain…
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juliusavendano: I prefer Pantani or Back down. Weighing 195 pounds helps too.
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Escaping virtual meetings, mobile apps, platforms, portals, websites and webinars for some Fresh Air and Sunshine.
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humanoidhistory: Behold our beautiful Moon as seen from lunar orbit during the Apollo 15 mission, August 2, 1971. Wow, fifty years ago.
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visual-poetry: »language must speak for itself« by joseph kosuth (+)
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Wow, an incredible photograph.
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wonders-of-the-cosmos: Venus, Mars and moon. Image credit: Peter Barvoets
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wonders-of-the-cosmos: Bioluminescent Plankton Scientists have only recently discovered that this type of plankton glows when they are moved because of stress – ironic when you consider how relaxing the sight of the shimmering waves are in the dark night. Bioluminescence is used as a defence mechanism to draw predators towards the creature trying to eat…
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The Spring heat is elusive however the Sunny, longer days are an undeniable sign of Spring this weekend. Despite the biting North wind, we got out on a few walks and even a bike ride before the Sun set on Saturday. The clocks arbitrarily jumping forward this morning will mess with my Circadian rhythm for…
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Re-tired ~ New rubber on the old Marinoni. I figure as long as you can see those little rubber bits sticking up from the tread, it’s a new tire. When they’re gone, it’s just a tire. When you see threads, it’s an old tire. Then it’s time to re-tire.
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Some random February Fotos ~ Doing whatever it takes to get through these last few weeks of the deep Winter weather. I rode my bike today for the first time this month, so Spring must be close, right?
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Kempenfelt Klassic Kruise ~ Busted out my XC skis to catch the Sunrise on the Bay. I wasn’t the only one out there. Tons of people fishing but still remarkably still! Almost zero wind and no snowmobiles running for the first hour after Sunrise. Simply spectacular skiing. I was surprised by how many large wet…
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visual-poetry: by the falcon king
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Moonlit backyard. G’nite.
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Trifecta! Sun. Sundogs. Full Moon. All in a day’s commute.
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Bernie sitting in the Led Zep II album cover
doctorqueensanatomy: I am once again asking if you’ll bring it on home
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almost a week late but still worth it
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~ Hairshirt North – July 11, 2021 ~ Pandemic permitting, let’s get together for the 2nd annual Hairshirt North ride! Let me know if you’re interested in this 320 km spectacularly scenic ride through Lake Country on cycling friendly roads. **Set it firmly into your schedules now**… and start training. Same plan as last year…
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Phantom Ship (island), Crater Lake, Oregon ~ Photographed during a 2016 cycling circumnavigation of the lake atop Mt. Mazama. My brother, Ian and I rode the scenic route around the lake with thousands of other riders and no vehicles during the Ride the Rim event. A whole day of breathtaking mountain scenery atop the volcano…
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girlofthemoon75: Happy 77th Birthday Jimmy, stay safe 🖤🐉 📷 By Marco Grob Twentieth century virtuoso. A living legend.
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“The future is unwritten.” ~ Joe Strummer A statement so simple, it almost seems ridiculous. However, it reflects pragmatism, forward-thinking, a little stoicism and most importantly, *hope*. All this from the disillusioned punk who sang, “Cold water in the face; Brings you back to this awful place” Write yourself a wonderful 2021.
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visual-poetry: by fred eerdekens (+)
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501 hours… imagine all of the actually useful shit I could have accomplished in that time. Yikes.
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Each year, from late Winter onward, I spending countless hours riding a bicycle around the countryside and each time, as I finish a ride, I am already plotting out my next two-wheeled adventure. By September, I am starting to grow a little weary of the bike and by late Fall it is a time for…
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December brings cold to my extremities but warmth to my core.
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redarts: ~4 December 1980~ “We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were.” ~ Led Zeppelin…
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Michael Collins’ (Apollo 11 astronaut) thoughts while reflecting on his view of a fragile and very finite Earth from his lunar orbit in July 1969. Our economic model of infinite growth with finite resources is not sustainable. What will give first?
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Mikayla means “who is like God?” (from Hebrew “Mikha’el/מִיכָאֵל” or “mikha/מִיכָ” = who is like + “el/אֵל” = God). To us she means new life, a growing family and the spawning of the next generation. It is an incredibly special feeling to see your baby raising a child of their own! Mikayla is such a…
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Simcoe County Loop Trail ft. Jeslyn and Steve ~ An early October rip around this spectacular route with *very* capable riders. In spite of a couple of crashes, we made it around the entire 160 kilometres with high spirits the whole way! A memorable day on two wheels to nowhere.
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inneroptics: Icarus, 1970 – ADGER COWANS
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Eight Mile Point ~ photo credit to Jeslyn Chantler
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October Summer ~ I saw on social media many of my cycling friends taking advantage of the wonderful weather while I was at work today. Managed to sneak out for a ride at lunchtime to enjoy the outdoors, Friday Fish’n’Chips and a serendipitous sitting for lunch in the Sunshine with an old school acquaintance from…
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honeyyybae: (note to self)
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Yardwork and a big effort on the bike yesterday left me depleted on the couch in a pile of dogs this evening. Luci supervised our yardwork this afternoon making sure our gardens are ready for a long, cold winter.
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Brain Damage ~ a solid rip from Barrie to Creemore, following the Noisy River up and back down the Niagara Escarpment. Hanging out with this great bunch of people on a sunny September day of endless Summer was topped off with a divine dip in the cool waters of Kempenfelt Bay.
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a Capable Crew ~ a fun, fast Fall rip through Algonquin Park with a bunch of riders on a mission to fill up the Strava leaderboards with BCC names. Mission accomplished! What a beautiful piece of the world.
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Repurposed farm structure. From cattle feed to data feed. Our digital appetite is insatiable.
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molson PARK rePLACEd Remember this entrance? There used to be an entrance here to an awesome outdoor music venue called Molson Park. I saw and heard a lot of great concerts here – Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Van Halen, Randy Bachman, Steppenwolf, Edgefests, to name a few. It looks like a scene from Planet…
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Any Colour You Like ~ a full spectrum of colours today as seen from my two-wheelers, including a spin with a colourful bunch of riders
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Only a few of these weekly Sunrise Rides left this season as the Sun sleeps a little longer each day leaving the mornings cooler, bathing the Bay in an simmering twilight that the Early Risers welcome on their boats, wheels, soles (and souls). Enjoy it while it’s here. Keep moving.
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The City of Barrie has done a great job establishing many waterfront public parks allowing people to enjoy the natural lakeshore wildlife as well as the beaches and playgrounds, encouraging people to get outside and keep moving.
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The Sun keeps rising and setting, regardless of how crazy our life gets during the hours in between. The Sun’s reliable schedule and boundless beauty sustains our physical world and our intangible inner selves. Enjoy the heat my friends.
stay curious | keep moving
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