Mysteries of the Road
And there are many many roads like this that are almost surreal in their beauty….
After the Rain
A come sight here in Ireland
Eagle at Irish Cow Size
More Irish Old with the New
The little rock house you see directly behind my bike is on the same property as the yellow house to its right. Seems this is how a lot of the Irish living in the country upgrade. And it is refreshing to see. Unlike Palo Alto, CA where a house is …
Eagle Downhilling the Back Roads
The dip ahead of me was covered by a small lake a lot last winter…. On downhills, I cross my legs over the steer tube so the pedals can spin free. HERE is a video of me descending a good size hill in Palo Alto, CA….
Behind the Green Door
You can learn more about the black tarp covered hay bales you see at the top here at this post. A lot of stuff gets hidden behind the long rows of tall hedges that line many of the roads here. From eight feet up, I see a lot of stuff most users of…
Irish Cows and/or Irish Roads
I took this photo thinking it offered a worthy view of the cows that often make up a part of what I see when I look out over the handlebars here. However when I embellished it, I realized that it also shows an example of the roads that have been s…
Heat Wave – High Spot – Cracks
The skies were blue. It was warm (in the low 60’s). Rare. Especially for a March day in Ireland. Instead of spending it in the saddle, I worked on my wheel. Seems the 1/2 inch high spot I was able to get away with on US roads is a prescription for…
Irish Heat Wave – Another Country Estate
It is rare that you don’t see rain in a 7 day forecast here. Much less “heat” such as this, the first tshirt day since last Fall. So with the Eagle still awaiting a few tig weld patches, I rolled about 20 miles on the bent. The bridge here is what…