Me
Sunday, 30 July 2017
Do Something That Scares You!
Don't let fear paralyze you. The scariest paths often lead you to the most exciting places. I sit on an old stile, listening to the town hall clock chime as I soak in the pleasant sunshine. It's not until I enter the woods that something overwhelmes me; being alone, in a wood, I feel eyes upon me, I know it's psychological, I have heard about those stealth campers who hide in the undergrowth. ;-) alas they are very nice people, but some people aren't and I hope I don't bump into a chav with a devil dog. I enter an old abandoned graveyard that is completely overgrown with weeds, only the eyes of the dead will be upon me in here. I walk down a hill, I find the ruins of old 18th century mill workers cottages, what still remains pokes out of the undergrowth. Then to the deepest part of the wood.. who knows what's lurks down there..
Sunday, 23 July 2017
Monday, 10 July 2017
Sunday, 4 June 2017
Saturday, 25 February 2017
What a pleasant day for a bike ride, Chidswell Lane, Gawthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
Where am I?
I just love big skies!
All we need now is some heat.
Public footpath over a field, yep there is actually a caravan club CL site in Dewsbury! It's actually pretty quaint.
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| 1, The Paddock, official CL site of the caravan club Time for a brew! |
You don't have to go far from home to find a really nice spot. Quiet country lane.
Power station near Selby, very zoomed in.
Farmer doing his stuff
Woolly jumpers
Happy Days, cycling during the week, everyone is at work, or school, I tend to venture out mid morning, usually you have everywhere to yourself ;)
Gawthorpe water tower
Thursday, 9 June 2016
DOWN THE CANAL WITH LOCAL HEROES
What a lovely day to get out, just a few miles down the Calder and Hebble canal, lovely wildlife, my partner snapped a grey pied wagtail. I also bumped into Abid Farid and his friend on their daily walk around the locality.
Abid is a asian make up artist and owner of Abzolute Artistry and amateur photographer.
Just a week before, he and his friend pulled a female bike rider out of the canal, her laces got caught in her chain; only her head could be seen bobbing up and down in the water. Abids friend waded into the freezing cold water, the bike had dragged her and her bike to the bottom of the canal. Luckily Abid and his friend was there, as she could have drown, we had a chat on the towpath, they recalled her being very pale, shocked and very cold, they told me that even in this warm weather the water was freezing cold. Any later and they could have been dealing with a fatality. The lady didn't want any further assistance and wanted to remain anonymous.
On the day I bumped into Abid, he told me later that just after seeing me, further up the towpath he had rescued a baby bird,
we are not sure what it was, but he took it to a vets in Wakefield. Huddersfield Examiner got hold of his little story after he posted it on a local group on Facebook, the other story wasn't mentioned. See news report here
One of his friends commented " You have a habit of coming across distressed beings whether its in human form or animal. You're a very kind human being " Abid has caused a bit of a stir on facebook and he received many comments about his and his friends latest rescues.
Abid is a asian make up artist and owner of Abzolute Artistry and amateur photographer.
Just a week before, he and his friend pulled a female bike rider out of the canal, her laces got caught in her chain; only her head could be seen bobbing up and down in the water. Abids friend waded into the freezing cold water, the bike had dragged her and her bike to the bottom of the canal. Luckily Abid and his friend was there, as she could have drown, we had a chat on the towpath, they recalled her being very pale, shocked and very cold, they told me that even in this warm weather the water was freezing cold. Any later and they could have been dealing with a fatality. The lady didn't want any further assistance and wanted to remain anonymous.
On the day I bumped into Abid, he told me later that just after seeing me, further up the towpath he had rescued a baby bird,
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| Keeping warm in a hoodie |
One of his friends commented " You have a habit of coming across distressed beings whether its in human form or animal. You're a very kind human being " Abid has caused a bit of a stir on facebook and he received many comments about his and his friends latest rescues.
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| Abid |
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| My partner photographed a female pied wagtail. |
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| We are stuck!! Haha, maneuvering a narrowboat can't be easy. |
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
MID SUMMER WORKOUT
MORNING
Cup of tea.
A killer 7 min ripped abs Workout with Tamra D. I usually try to do this on an empty stomach as I sometimes get reflux.
BREAKFAST
2 large dessert spoons of porridge
Tsp mixed seeds
Spoonful of mixed nuts
2 dried prunes
1 large dried date
Spoonful of blueberries.
20 mins - 45 light weights training session (at home) USA Pro (2 Kilo) also muscle stretching (Yoga)
'High intensity bursts' cycle ops (super magneto pro) session on my road bike. (3 times a week). 3 - 30 second bursts of 'heart attack' including warm up and warm down.
Including rides out on the bikes, either my road bike (hand built GTR series 3 carbon fibre) or ebike on our Sustrans greenway. My ebike is a Volt metro, its great for a relaxing ride out or you could cycle 40k easily switch the electric to PAS 1 for a great workout!
Cup of tea.
A killer 7 min ripped abs Workout with Tamra D. I usually try to do this on an empty stomach as I sometimes get reflux.
BREAKFAST
2 large dessert spoons of porridge
Tsp mixed seeds
Spoonful of mixed nuts
2 dried prunes
1 large dried date
Spoonful of blueberries.
20 mins - 45 light weights training session (at home) USA Pro (2 Kilo) also muscle stretching (Yoga)
'High intensity bursts' cycle ops (super magneto pro) session on my road bike. (3 times a week). 3 - 30 second bursts of 'heart attack' including warm up and warm down.
Including rides out on the bikes, either my road bike (hand built GTR series 3 carbon fibre) or ebike on our Sustrans greenway. My ebike is a Volt metro, its great for a relaxing ride out or you could cycle 40k easily switch the electric to PAS 1 for a great workout!
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| At the portrait bench on the greenway |
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