Bill called in on the way back from his ride this afternoon and I was standing chatting to him when something fluttered past my head and landed on his arm. It was a large butterfly whose wings were jet black when folded. The butterfly walked about on his forearm for a while with wings closed [...]
I’m down in Towcester this week carrying out an in-depth analysis of Roman Road development in ancient Britain. Oh shucks, no I’m not – I’m actually giving my sister and hubby a few days break from my niece and nephew while they go off and rekindle whatever it is that married couples kindle in the [...]
(Just in case any of you haven’t noticed this feature of the blog…!) A long time back, I started doing ‘widescreen’ versions of most of the pictures on this blog. Most of the images are cropped to 450 pixels wide and 318 pixels high to fit the layout of the simple WordPress ‘theme’ that I [...]
Folks – here’s a Public Service Announcement! I’ve just discovered that some low-life has got access to my bank account and has used it to get £30 (~$50) worth of credit for his/her mobile phone! I’ve contacted the bank and they have cancelled my debit card and are mailing me a new one and a [...]
There have been many reports in the local papers about people attempting to drive their vehicles down bridleways and footpaths because their sat-nav devices ‘told them to’! Obviously these gadgets are only as good as the mapping data that has been programmed into them, and that is put there by human beings and human beings [...]
I came back to Yorkshire again today, so that was another 4 miles of cycling to and from railway stations. The vibration I felt from my bike on the Cotswold Challenge has got worse. When I got home, I checked the bike and discovered that the bearings in my rear wheel are worn out. Great [...]
I have just travelled down to Coventry with my Cannondale on the train. It is only about 0.5 miles to the station from where I live in Hebden Bridge, and about 3.5 miles from Coventry station to my mother’s house where I’ll be staying for the next few days. That was only 4 miles or [...]
It’s the Brian Robinson Challenge tomorrow, a 75 mile ‘sportive’ cycle event from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It does a scenic tour of the Kirklees district taking in some of the best local hills. I’m riding most of the way to Huddersfield in the morning but getting a lift for the last few miles. After [...]