All photos taken on August 21, 2022.
We alternate between rural and city rides, depending on the day and time we have. This day was an in town ride and with a few zigs and zags, we managed to pedal 25 km. (15 1/2 miles) in about 90 minutes. And in the time and space, we saw some stuff.
Making the Rounds ©
Another morning bike ride
was the order for this day.
No need to go far and wide
on country road or highway.
Lots of trails to ride upon
without going out of bounds.
Look at just how far we’ve gone,
on two wheels, making the rounds.
Like a French painting in our little French Canadian city.
Some good slopes to coast down
Between lake and new subdivision
Prairie view
Road block
At the start of the pandemic, there were only a few homes here. Now they are chockablock.
On the Eastern boundary
Path to the country
On TR 241. Nice smooth pavement and hardly any vehicle traffic. Other cyclists had the same idea on this Sunday morn.
A sign of the times for this hot dry summer. Most of the pothole ponds have dried up.
This barley crop is doing well.
Beaumont, the town (city) on the hill, from the Eastern edge.
Another barley crop. It looks like someone may have taken a motorbike spin through the stalks.
Back in town in SE quadrant
Riding North along 50th Street
Heading through the playing fields
Lots of geese around Don Sparrow Lake
Parkland path
Back on the storm pond circle
My friend, the Lesser Yellow Legs was still out and about
We are waiting for the new paths this area will add
On the homeward leg
A perfect Sunday ride
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This was a nice post my friend. I must admit that it was sad to see all those houses going up so close to your beautiful village and that is what is happening here as well. There are about twenty such projects close to where we live. I enjoyed your lovely photographs too. I hope that you will be able to start doing more things again soon. I also hope that you and your family are all well. I enjoyed reading about your retirement. Sounds like you were an extremely busy man after you first retired. Big hugs to you and blessings to your family. Joni
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Hi Joni. Thanks for your kind words. When we moved here, the population was only 4,200 and everyone knew everyone else. Now at 20,000+ there are parts of the city and lots of people I do not know. Good that we have great neighbours. Patty and I are well thanks and keeping busy shoveling snow these days. Also, we have some unexpected home repairs to get done. We are not long back from seeing the kids in Vancouver and that will sustain us until spring. Love and blessings to you and your family Joni. Allan
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I really enjoyed the poem, the bike ride and the scenery.
Have a lovely week, Allan🌷💙🌷
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Thanks Luisa. We did have some beautiful rides this past year. Now, we are into the snow, so our wheels are parked. Have a great week. Allan
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🙏🌷🙏🌷🙏
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Your photos are making me miss summer and its warmth!
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I hear you. There is no summer warmth left here right now and all is covered in white. Glad I have my photos to remember what summer felt like. Thanks for reading Vanessa. Allan
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We still don’t have snow here (Eastern Ontario). But it’s grey and cold, and probably coming soon. Winter can be fun, but nothing beats nice rides or walks in the summer 🙂
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Great poem, Allan and I enjoyed the photos – always nice to see summer scenes!
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Thanks Lynette. That was the only warmth we got today, although it did finally stop snowing. Thanks for reading and commenting. Allan
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Your featured image does look like a painting. Great shot!
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Thanks John and thanks for reading. Hope you are keeping well. Allan
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Beautiful captures of all the stuff you saw along your bike ride. It’s crazy how quickly they are putting up new houses and subdivisions these days. Our premier is planning on opening up some of our conservation areas and green spaces for development.
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It is indeed. A new subdivision opened this summer here with plans for 20,000. That would double our current population. As all of this development takes up agricultural land, it needs to slow down. Houses on conservation and green areas makes no sense either. Thanks for reading Linda. Happy Wednesday. Allan
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