Monday, April 08, 2013

Nov 2012: A steaming ride

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it was crisp early morning and I went off on a ride

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very quiet but sunny day

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riding through brickett wood

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stopped for the 1 hour break

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the sweat on my hat had frosted over and not sure if you can see it but it started to steam up, lol, most amusing

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i head off

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riding through these paths, the wet leaves were a bit of a challenge

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lovely views

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the environs around St. Albans are beautiful

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and you can see the sun beams

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you feel like taking them up in your arms and wrapping them around you

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beautiful indeed

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the sun was shining

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more sunbeams

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the forest floor covered with leaves

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tall solemn trees

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riding through woody tunnels

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it was clear, bracing and a joy to ride

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I reach Watford

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the leaves had dropped off the trees

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covering the ground

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the grass was all frosty

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not a place where I would like to roll around

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but the colours were lovely, all different shades.

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my usual place to take a break, at the lock

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what a lovely bridge

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this is my usual bike ride place, next to the canal

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with the rising sun reflecting on the cool misty waters of the canal

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lovely lovely lovely

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