Tag: cycling

  • Handlebar Jacks — Fan Of… #182

    Handlebar Jacks — Fan Of… #182

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is handlebar jacks or handlebar stands.

    Anyone with a bike has probably, at some point, had to upend their bike at home or even worse, out on a ride to repair a puncture or replace a tyre or inner tube. That’s where these jacks come in very handy.

    Handlebar jacks
    Handlebar jacks
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  • Lunch at Callendar Park — Fan Of… #150

    Lunch at Callendar Park — Fan Of… #150

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This weeks Fan Of… is a wee picnic lunch at Callendar Park. This is also my post for Xingfumama’s Pull Up a Seat & John’s Cellpic Sunday challenges

    Although we passed trhough Callendar Park at one point last year, it’s nearly 2 years since we specifically went there. The weather was good, although cold in the morning, so we made up a wee picnic and headed to Falkirk on our bikes.

    As ususal we headed straight for the canal & passed this herd of sheep, still sleepy & getting ready for the day (the sheep, not us).

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  • Blue Skies Over the Hills  — Weekend Sky #57

    Blue Skies Over the Hills — Weekend Sky #57

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    Blue skies over the Kilsyth Hills
    Blue skies over the Kilsyth Hills
  • Almost Horizontal Rain — Weekend Sky #56

    Almost Horizontal Rain — Weekend Sky #56

    Hi All 👋 My latest entry for Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge.

    A quick trip this morning to the Supermarket, with rain coming in almost horizontally on 30mph windsStill out on our trusty bikes though

  • Being Seen  — Fan Of… #138

    Being Seen — Fan Of… #138

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    Owing to it being silly season at work for the next 3 weeks, I will be taking a short break from WWE & Fan Of… Both will return on the 3rd January 2022.

    Until then, take care, stay safe, happy Yule & have a great New Year

    This weeks Fan Of.. is being seen whilst out on our bikes. We go everywhere on our bikes, even at this time of year; if the roads & paths aren’t icy, we still use our bikes to go sightseeing & do the shopping with our trailer.

    Stormy with trailer at the supermarket
    Stormy with trailer at the supermarket
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  • Upside-down Swans — Fan Of… #137

    Upside-down Swans — Fan Of… #137

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is upside-down swans. It is not an uncommon site whilst cycling along the canal to see the back end of a swan sticking out of the water whilst they graze off the weed on the bottom

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add Fan Of… tag.

    Have a great week

  • Helix Park — Fan Of… #136 and Pull Up a Seat #48

    Helix Park — Fan Of… #136 and Pull Up a Seat #48

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is a visit to Helix Park.

    This is also my entry for Xinfumama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge. Check out the seat below

    Helix Park is an outdoor visitors centre just outside of Falkirk & forms part of the Kelpies attraction. The Park is a very open area with a kids playpark, café, plenty of bike parking & two very large ponds. Both ponds are frequented by a variety of water birds: Swans, ducks, coots, geese & gulls, to mention but a few.

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  • A Dreich Day by the Canal — Fan Of… #135 and Lens-Artists #175

    A Dreich Day by the Canal — Fan Of… #135 and Lens-Artists #175

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is a dreich day by the canal. Probably not everyone’s idea of a day to be out on the bikes, but we’ve decided we’re not just fair-weather cyclists.

    Being out on our bikes exploring is our version of bliss for my wife & me, & so this is also my entry for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, hosted this week by Lindy Low LeCoq: Follow Your Bliss.

    We don’t have a car & since we got our bikes earlier in the year, we have clocked up over 700km & have seen many local attractions & a plethora of nature that we would never have otherwise come across. We use the Forth & Clyde Canal a lot to get around & I have been able to capture many images that have featured extensively in my Fan Of… & Water Water Everywhere Challenges, as well as in many other photographic challenges.

    A soggy Susan & the bikes at Auchinstarry Marina
    A soggy Susan & the bikes at Auchinstarry Marina
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