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    Thursday, October 8th, 2009
    8:24 pm
    Cats, adopting
     Ever been adopted by a cat? (it's not for me...though I do kind of subscribe to the idea that they actually run the planet, purring with pleasure as we fall for the false leads they feed us).

    These three are currently considering adopting new owners. May swap the des-res in Worthing for Brighton or surrounding area, if the incentives are right (lap to purr on, lots of stroking, fresh litter in the tray, plus your choice of scratching post or shredded sofa).



    Izzy is 6, and will pretend to be scared but is actually a trained killer. Generally not noticed, she is reputed to use ninja stealth where sneaking under duvets for a cuddle is involved. Prefers to go outside, but if a tray is the only choice then so be it.

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    Monday, September 7th, 2009
    10:35 pm
    Harvest Season (Saddlescombe farm)
     I've ridden through there so many times; learning there was an open day, how could I not resist the temptation to stop?

    A donkey wheel; pictures of a pony that did not nothing but walk it for 35 years (sometimes, it's not easy to walk on by).

    A surprise to me: seems men walked the wheel too (whenever it was easier than hitching up the horse). Unstated there, yet history records that the women and children would have been out picking flint, for even less return.

    And a lesson in a barn, on the theshing floor. Barely listening, too absorbed by the swifts darting overhead.

    Still, I learnt enough to know the big door is where stuff for threshng comes in, the small door is where the grain goes out. A proper system, big door for unloading, small door for outgoing product, slats, slots and batterns to keep a low draft going.

    And a sense of history, fanned by a sudden understanding of where the word 'threshold' comes from.
    Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
    8:57 pm
    Some people...
     ...will do anything for charity.





    That's [info]rhandolph, jumping head first out of a perfectly good airplane.

    The man is a nutter. Please give generously.
    Sunday, June 28th, 2009
    6:43 pm
    Monday, June 15th, 2009
    10:32 pm
    Saturday, January 10th, 2009
    10:36 pm
    Breath, taken away

    Frosted grass, barefoot. But such a transient discomfort, to see the beauty outside.

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    Monday, August 25th, 2008
    2:48 pm
    Dawn on the South Downs Way, 22nd July 2008. Picture by Rory Hitchens, as he waited for me to ride past.




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    Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
    11:31 pm
    Progress
     From a world where people care...

    To a world where people care about money, and material things.

    Now, that's progress (TM).
    Sunday, April 6th, 2008
    9:02 pm
    I love the world





    You had to be there (in one of those rock-festival-from-hell kind of ways).

    Felt like an ear had snapped off, but just turned out my hair had frozen solid.

    Wet snow in the north wind, sticking and plastering ice onto us. Every slight turn on the trail a relief, a chance for one part of the face to recover while another iced over.

    Gears freezing, pedals freezing; big risk of mechanical failure and I'm thankful there's only experienced riders along today.

    We try and ride the bowl at Firle Beacon, some tactics and strategy are needed given the strength of the wind, the sleet to the eyeballs and the drifts. Face-planting snow gets old and cold fast, but we're still laughing.

    Laughing all the way back to civilisation.





    More pics from the South Downs Way, earlier today
    Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
    3:35 pm
    Silver ribbons/gimme shelter
     It was a pleasant dream (even though I can't remember what it was about), and I was sad to let it go.

    But in the real world someone was calling insistently; I opened my eyes and looked up.

    From the floor of the dining room.

    ( Oops, but Devon was grand (picture heavy) )
    Monday, December 24th, 2007
    4:41 pm
    Fog-busting (running up that hill)
     On the bike by sun-up; so cold in the fog that ice started to rime the handlebars. Dark, dull, grey, and miserable...but I'm a gambling man and the bet was the weather was better up top.

    ( The view above... )
    Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
    8:00 am
    Thursday, October 4th, 2007
    7:13 pm
    Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
    9:39 pm
    Walking softly (not in my shoes)
     When you've pushed the boat out too far, when your body lets you know you're going to do long term damage if you get back on a bike anytime soon, how to deal with a body screaming to be on the move?

    Go for a walk, of course.



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    Friday, August 31st, 2007
    5:08 pm
    The Double
     2:30am on the 30th August 2007. Under the light of a full moon, I'm rolling around in the middle of Winchester High St, wearing a dressing gown and whimpering in pain. My choice.

    24 hours earlier, I'm screaming at the guy driving, he's going the wrong way up the A31.
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    Sunday, June 10th, 2007
    6:48 pm
    Spin Demand
     Earth, sky, earth, sky, over and over and over again...
    ( On purpose, for once )
    Monday, November 20th, 2006
    5:58 pm
    Calshot Velodrome, in pictures
    King Rollo (by Mrs Rollo)

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    Sunday, November 19th, 2006
    10:08 pm
    Friday, October 20th, 2006
    9:01 pm
    Snake eyes
     Adder on the trail, head up catching some rays. Roll to a halt down-sun, lay the bike aside, just sit and watch.

    Eventually clouds come to pass, she slithers into the grass.

    In the meantime, the puncture fairy has put the bite on my front tyre. I'm a little careful where I sit to fix it.
    Friday, May 12th, 2006
    7:24 pm
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