Don't know where you got that from Mr Sordy ..but she's definitely from Sweden ..and now 88years old ..you'd definitely need the ironing board out to get her looking that pristine again
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I know who Ursula Andress is and where she is from. I was referring to the shot of her in water and the inference that she was in cold water (5-6 degC) and the suggestion that she was Finnish or Russian. Newcastle girls are renowned for wearing the flimsiest of dresses on freezing cold winter nights (so that they don't have to check their coats in the pubs and discos they frequent). My niece went to Newcastle Uni and this practice took her aback at first, but by the start of her third year she was fully into it. She said that the correct amount of alcohol kept her warm. She referred to it as her "beer jacket"!
Didn't you once comment that my posts were on the long side? Short posts can tend to provoke more comment than short ones as they leave so much to interpretation.
Newcastle girls only play at it ..its tropical there compared to Consett in Co.Durham where there is still snow in June ..and the dresses are even flimsier..I know who Ursula Andress is and where she is from. I was referring to the shot of her in water and the inference that she was in cold water (5-6 degC) and the suggestion that she was Finnish or Russian. Newcastle girls are renowned for wearing the flimsiest of dresses on freezing cold winter nights (so that they don't have to check their coats in the pubs and discos they frequent). My niece went to Newcastle Uni and this practice took her aback at first, but by the start of her third year she was fully into it. She said that the correct amount of alcohol kept her warm. She referred to it as her "beer jacket"!
Didn't you once comment that my posts were on the long side? Short posts can tend to provoke more comment than short ones as they leave so much to interpretation.
Had a great session on the Merida in the RNP. Rode on my own, so I tackled some really knarly terrain. Having ordered an Amflow. Maybe I have under-estimated the Merida. It cleared some runs today that I never thought possible previously.
Maybe it was me holding the bike back, instead of the bike holding me back. And the training I've been doing has been the missing ingredient. I guess we'll see when the Amflow turns up.
Anyway some pics.
Rode down to Saville Creek.
Found some kids playing in the rock pool. Temperature being about 32C, I was nearly tempted to jump in myself. But being the old man I am, I was concerned about chaffing when riding with wet knicks.
Came across this Ole Mate when riding out. He posed so beautifully. I just had to photograph him.
Thought this a very cool, burnt out Scribbly Gum, with a magic mushy growing in front of it.
Maybe it was me holding the bike back, instead of the bike holding me back.
And the training I've been doing has been the missing ingredient. I guess we'll see when the Amflow turns up.Anyway some pics.
Rode down to Saville Creek.
Found some kids playing in the rock pool. Temperature being about 32C, I was nearly tempted to jump in myself. But being the old man I am, I was concerned about chaffing when riding with wet knicks.
Came across this Ole Mate when riding out. He posed so beautifully. I just had to photograph him.
Thought this a very cool, burnt out Scribbly Gum, with a magic mushy growing in front of it.
Some might remember that we thought asking the mods about putting at least etoni with his absolutely enviable pics from Swiss alps on a black list for posting, just to protect us from falling into deepest depressions.Had a great session on the Merida in the RNP. Rode on my own, so I tackled some really knarly terrain. Having ordered an Amflow. Maybe I have under-estimated the Merida. It cleared some runs today that I never thought possible previously.
Maybe it was me holding the bike back, instead of the bike holding me back.
Anyway some pics.
Rode down to Saville Creek.
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Found some kids playing in the rock pool. Temperature being about 32C, I was nearly tempted to jump in myself. But being the old man I am, I was concerned about chaffing when riding with wet knicks.
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Came across this Ole Mate when riding out. He posed so beautifully. I just had to photograph him.
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Thought this a very cool, burnt out Scribbly Gum, with a magic mushy growing in front of it.
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This northern hemisphere winter there had been some pics from AUS and NZ before but this here gives good reason that Australia is worth being considered as well to be black listed. 
@Astro66 Thank you very much for sharing! Hope the decision between Amflow and Merida will not be to difficult.
Does the Fox piggy back touch the water bottle? Looks close.
I use the same cable wrap for the cockpit. Good stuff.
on my s4 its absolutely fine, its 600ml bottle on regular fidlock mount. On the photo it looks like it touches but it actually has 2~cm gap
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A very moist start to what turned out to be a hot and dusty day.
Started at 8am with heavy rain, mud and moist sand, 17° and within two hours it was steaming, dry, 25° and getting hotter by the second.
Started at 8am with heavy rain, mud and moist sand, 17° and within two hours it was steaming, dry, 25° and getting hotter by the second.
No rear mudguard!!!!
With spiked tyres, I'd not go out without a mudguard to prevent tyre buzz.
It`s a mullet so no rear buzzing….and even with full 29” I`d rather take some spikes up to my arse than but rear mudguard on to my bikeNo rear mudguard!!!!
With spiked tyres, I'd not go out without a mudguard to prevent tyre buzz.
KinkyIt`s a mullet so no rear buzzing….and even with full 29” I`d rather take some spikes up to my arse than but rear mudguard on to my bike
I think rear mudguards on (e)mtb`s are kinkier
I know they look terrible and realistically only keep mud off my back and rear end, the bike is still filthy .But I get absolutely soaked if I don't have any so I live with it. Even a road bike looks knaff with mudguards .I think rear mudguards on (e)mtb`s are kinkier
It could be worse...
Get a nice paddle though after you break the ice. I went to go out in kayak yesterday but got there and thick fog.
Yeah I totally understand that. I was working for U.N. peacekeeping forces in 90's in former Yogoslavia and there was this red clay which was sticky as hell and almost impossible to clean
Glad we don't have that here...
@Bndit When I had a 29" rear wheel, I had to use a blade that was fastened to the seat tube. The incidences of having wet mud forced through my shorts were just too unpleasant. The thought of that being backed with a spiked tyre........!
But now, like you, I have a mullet, I no longer need the blade for anti-mud or anti-buzz duties. But if I fitted a spiked tyre, the consequences would be so high that I would refit the blade.
But now, like you, I have a mullet, I no longer need the blade for anti-mud or anti-buzz duties. But if I fitted a spiked tyre, the consequences would be so high that I would refit the blade.
Went out on Sunday trying to avoid the worst of our notorious local mud. Overcast dull day - most interesting thing I saw was these:
It will soon be Bluebells time!
Crocus are poisonous to cats so we keep an eye on our two young 'girls' to make sure they don't eat the crocuses in front of our house. (Bottom left of pic).It will soon be Bluebells time!
I know they look nice, but if I was concerned about the cats, I'd dig up the crocuses (croci?)
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
Not our land (Common land).
Friends of ours still have a small shallow pond next to their patio. Some aquatic creatures but the critter-cam captures a variety of four legged creatures. Bears, deer, raccoons, cougars, cats, coyotes. A small water pump keeps the water fresh.I know they look nice, but if I was concerned about the cats, I'd dig up the crocuses (croci?)
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
It’s only about 16” deep and nicely lined with natural rock. But even then it’s a worry for the grandchildren.…it would worry me.
I was pleased about frogs, toads, herons, crows, rabbits, moles, a Red Fox now and then, the (very) occasional Muntjac, hedgehogs, a wide variety of birds and of course a Sparrow Hawk, oh and a Kestrel now and then. We even get a Woodpecker when we've been good.
But chuffin heck! Bears and Cougars!!!
And I was worried about just a measly pond!
I’m sure they get a large variety of creatures, but the bears do the most damage to the now collapsed 6’ high fence which borders the “green space”. Creatures now wander in through the opening …day and night.I was pleased about frogs, toads, herons, crows, rabbits, moles, a Red Fox now and then, the (very) occasional Muntjac, hedgehogs, a wide variety of birds and of course a Sparrow Hawk, oh and a Kestrel now and then. We even get a Woodpecker when we've been good.
But chuffin heck! Bears and Cougars!!!
And I was worried about just a measly pond!
It’s interesting to watch bear cubs frolicking in the shallow pond while moma sits and watches. On a few occasions we were barricaded inside the house, behind glass doors and windows, but the critter-cam catches everything 24/7.
My back yard. And the trail I use every day to get to the mountain.
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