Sometimes when the mood strikes us we grab our bikes and go out exploring. The last trip we did took us by Veldhoven, Knegsel and Oerle. Today we found a little meandering road by the river Dommel and ended up cycling to Waalre, Valkenswaard and Aalst. On the way back I gasped aloud as one big bird of prey unfolded its wings and took off into the ( Read more... )

We went out today for another Ingress mission. Yesterday was quite stormy, but today there was less wind and some blue skies -- one could claim "Dutch Skies", famous from 16th century paintings ( Read more... )

Het mooie weer en de zin om eens naar het werk te fietsen waren reden genoeg: factor 30 op de bakkes en d'ropuitdanmaar ( Read more... )

• Cycled to work today. I am hoping the exposure to the sun (as filtered by SPF 30, in stead of blocked completely by SPF 50) will make my skin start making melatonin again, so it will get used to the sun a bit ( Read more... )

Yesterday it was snowing. This morning the weather was so fine I just had to cycle to work. I wore a longsleeve and my fleece coat which lets air through, and it was just beautiful on the recumbent. The sky was a gorgeous blue, the sun was shining, SPF 50 was keeping my nose safe and it was just a gorgeous day. Despite there still being snow on the ( Read more... )

Monday is my Sunday which means I get to sleep in, shop for groceries and do some things that Need Doing like the kitchen and my laundry ( Read more... )

With the lovely weather in the past few days and the fact that my belly seems to be growing larger every picture I view, I have started taking detours after work ( Read more... )

This weekend's schedule was empty in principle except for a birthday party and homework. I still needed to draw patterns for a coat and a dress at half-scale, but as soon as I'd finished with the dress I hopped on the recumbent and set out for Charm. They were playing at my favorite location Land van Kleef, which is only 20 minutes by bike if I try ( Read more... )

Found this beauty between Reeshof and the city. This is near the "forest for walking" (Wandelbos)

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Since it's beautiful weather, I say: Butt Out Of Chair and Cycle!

Incidentally, I'm going by Land van Kleef to pick up a bicycle cart we forgot last time we were there. Let's see how that goes in combination with my recumbent bicycle.

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Edited to add a picture as proof.