21.09.2025 About turn!

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  Sunday 21st 62F/16.7C [7.30] A grey day with showers and gales. Probably no ride today.

 Up at 6.45 after a busy night and more weird dreams. 

 8.20 No walk yet. It's not fair. The rainfall radar shows a narrow strip of rain passing lengthways over us. It keeps becoming very dark and the rain roars down. As the trees and hedges bend to the gusty wind. 

 10.00 Sunshine. Walkies. I had barely reached the road before a female Kestrel appeared. It was heading straight into the wind when it saw me. Changed its mind and vanished behind the trees downwind. 

 Quite a lot of traffic for a Sunday. Though I was out much later than usual. I was leaning on the wind at the saddle. Decided there was no point in continuing on and retraced my steps. Albeit on the opposite side of the road. 

 The roadside poplars are getting very tall. Many with overhanging branches. Which could catch tall container lorries, excavators on trailers and agricultural implements. Lots of overhanging roses and brambles too. Cyclists are at risk. 

 Most of the day was spent on the computer. Learnin' stuff. Telescopes, astronomy. cameras, software, reviews..

 Dinner was a huge mound of salad.  Helped down by Heinz salad cream.

 

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