Thursday, April 7, 2016

07/04/2016 A trip to the bike shop and a bird with a mission.

Maximum temperature 11C, minimum 3C.    29 km/h  NW  winds.  Rain not measured as yet.
The trip was planned early to miss the rain...

Nigel taking his bike in for a gear change problem - camera has the colour wrong it is bright red!!!

This was outside the shop...

I cannot imagine cycling with these tyres!

The forecast got it wrong!  Collecting the bike back one hour later and looking at the rain over Angouleme....

Driving home.

The rain cleared at home before returning later...

and I caught this Wood pigeon on a mission...

left, right, left.......

ah nice fresh water just been filled up....

that feels better....

on my way....

bye bye.

10 comments:

  1. The wood pigeon looks to be doing really well.

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    1. So long as it stays in our garden it will be fine. Hunting time it could well be in danger of ending up in a pigeon pie here in France! Diane

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  2. Love the bird series. he sure looks well fed. That weather looks grim but we could do with some of that wet stuff.

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    1. Thanks Diane, yesterday was quite a big storm though we did not get so much at home. Hope you are well t'other Diane

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    2. Bikes today are complex (and expensive) machines!

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    3. Very expensive when you look a Tour de France bikes!!!!!! Diane

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  3. It rained 2 days ago and the temperature was a bit down but now it is back to high again. Beautiful pigeon and well fed too.

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    1. Very well fed Nancy, I think this is the one that has been here all winter cleaning up what the other birds turn down!!! Have a good day Diane

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  4. That pigeon looks like it buried its head in the water. I don't see riding a bike anywhere.

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    1. I had a horse that used to drink like that, he would put his head in a bucket right up to his eyes!!!!! I have gone off cycling since I had the bad fall in Spain which is why I am walking more!!!!!! Hope you have a good weekend Diane

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