tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post5414222415350990332..comments2024-03-26T10:54:59.476-07:00Comments on spoke'n'scene: Fighting for what's right. It's a midsummer knight's dream: no holds bard.babble onhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-52260165811972919732015-06-22T13:05:41.978-07:002015-06-22T13:05:41.978-07:00Nice prose and nice photography. Enjoyed!Nice prose and nice photography. Enjoyed!PJTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-50528033347155187162015-06-22T09:44:59.496-07:002015-06-22T09:44:59.496-07:00Yes, of course! Let me know where and when!
Yes, of course! Let me know where and when!<br />dcee604https://www.blogger.com/profile/00800890715292415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-8840115188957308242015-06-19T04:56:37.453-07:002015-06-19T04:56:37.453-07:00I'd say the photog is pretty damn lucky too. ;...I'd say the photog is pretty damn lucky too. ;)<br /><br />-- L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-14977562144011894912015-06-18T16:29:10.846-07:002015-06-18T16:29:10.846-07:00Oh bless your heart! Thank you. What a kind thing ...Oh bless your heart! Thank you. What a kind thing to say. It's true, I am lucky to have such a talented photographer at hand.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-42267529990058948942015-06-18T16:28:15.414-07:002015-06-18T16:28:15.414-07:00Thank you! Here's hoping we do the right thing...Thank you! Here's hoping we do the right thing in time. More and more I see the tides turning, and the bike lanes filling... I just hope it's not too little, too late.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-22134088696226628732015-06-18T16:24:46.115-07:002015-06-18T16:24:46.115-07:00Good thinking, though that's a challenge at th...Good thinking, though that's a challenge at the best of fleeting times...babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-90885928900079591132015-06-18T16:22:50.140-07:002015-06-18T16:22:50.140-07:00Thank you kindly! Yeah, you can't go wrong wit...Thank you kindly! Yeah, you can't go wrong with the master himself. Even taken out of context there is so much wisdom in his verse. It's hard to believe that the Globe theatre was simple, mindless entertainment for the masses, isn't it? Like "Friends" for the seventeenth century.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-55065284935241551222015-06-18T16:14:59.287-07:002015-06-18T16:14:59.287-07:00Nope, I didn't know that... sure glad I didn&#...Nope, I didn't know that... sure glad I didn't have to incubate eggs. I'd likely have broken them - it's the crash test dummy way. I've never seen a platypus up close and personal, though I did see one at the London Zoo. <br /><br />Nor have I had to try and deal with 50 degree temperatures. A girlfriend of mine lived through a similar heat wave in Greece, and another was visiting Romania a few years ago when the temperatures topped 50, too. Both women said that they would never forget how painful it is. Electronics break down, and many things melt! Yuck. But there are places here in Canada which are enjoying slightly warmer temperatures. In Edmonton, every winter used to feature two extended periods of minus 30 every winter, but that's a thing of the past. Looks like the silver lining for your weather is on the very opposite side of the planet.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-46816888584387954862015-06-18T09:16:45.736-07:002015-06-18T09:16:45.736-07:00I am rarely rendered awestruck (or speechless), bu...I am rarely rendered awestruck (or speechless), but your pics seem to do it regularly enough. ;)<br /><br />-- L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-58824657318245210752015-06-17T21:49:42.170-07:002015-06-17T21:49:42.170-07:00Babs…you have such beautiful thoughts! Thanks so m...Babs…you have such beautiful thoughts! Thanks so much for sharing them. It is interesting that the cycling experience is not just a “dream”, or an unachievable fantasy. It’s REAL. And, It’s right there, out your front door. The road; the sky; the Sunshine; the breeze…all waiting to welcome us as privileged guests. Our Mother Earth. And, you are right, if we cannot - do not - act as reverent, responsible custodians of this extraordinary place…well then, we don’t deserve it. <br /><br />Old-timerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-72299533357646038582015-06-17T14:23:50.917-07:002015-06-17T14:23:50.917-07:00Beautiful ode to the best time of year, Babs. And ...Beautiful ode to the best time of year, Babs. And yes, as I get older, it goes by ever faster. I do best when I try not to hold on to it as it flies by.Comment deletedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079738743211753599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-36569234664855052572015-06-17T11:37:18.946-07:002015-06-17T11:37:18.946-07:00Divine words capable of soothing the scorched and ...Divine words capable of soothing the scorched and the soon to be. Go ahead! Rip that heart out of its canvas sack and hurl it down the wishing well of love. I dare ya!<br /><br />Kudos on the post Ms. Babs. Loved it!il Pirata est Mortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-33085218351617667392015-06-17T04:01:57.222-07:002015-06-17T04:01:57.222-07:00Yeh 50 degrees is hot. The hottest I've experi...Yeh 50 degrees is hot. The hottest I've experienced is 46C in the shade near a town called Wodonga (for the googlers out there). Like a beavers best friend I decided to ride to the river to cool off. It was only about a mile or so across the river flat paddocks, how hard could it be? I arrived almost unconscious and covered in sweat. The shady bits of the river were full of carp who had the same idea as me. So I lay down on a towel in the dust under a willow tree for a few hours until the heat of the day past. I should have driven to the pub ! You know what was interesting is how still a quiet everything was. The cows were all still in the shade of a few trees. Birds in the trees with their wings out and beaks open. Not a breeze to move the wilting trees. Even the usually common blow flys and red belly black snakes were nowhere to be seen.<br />I haven't spotted many furry beavers for a while now, just a few platypus here and there. One of two egg laying mammals in the world - did you know that? Yeh no shit mate, mammals that lay eggs and breast feed their young. Who woulda thought?<br />We have wreck beaches here.. and a wreck river bank that I can ride to. Great place to sit in the dappled light on a hot day reading, talking, or just taking in the serenity. And some of the serenity is well worth taking in...<br /><br />"if we dare to be all we can be" - yes.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605332811185806347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-71903691320609368872015-06-16T21:52:50.518-07:002015-06-16T21:52:50.518-07:00PS - podium kisses... XXPS - podium kisses... XXbabble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-47800341954175114982015-06-16T21:52:16.859-07:002015-06-16T21:52:16.859-07:00Right??!? Nothing for years, and now three in a co...Right??!? Nothing for years, and now three in a couple of months! It's suspicious. <br /><br />So would you show up to a Vancouver Fondon't? I am thinking that we ought to hold our own event, just to see who's who...babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-71545662544226001642015-06-16T21:49:48.144-07:002015-06-16T21:49:48.144-07:00Thank you! I am looking forward to it, too. I want...Thank you! I am looking forward to it, too. I wanted to write about all of my favourite bike shops, too, though I suppose I'll have to focus on the one, at lease at the beginning. I wish I had a bigger brain, so I could write better posts, and in less time.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-23997672908394066972015-06-16T21:46:21.229-07:002015-06-16T21:46:21.229-07:00Thank you, Mr vsk. I sure hope so, too. The potent...Thank you, Mr vsk. I sure hope so, too. The potential and possibilities are exciting. You're right, of course. Everything is better in the summer. I love riding in the winter, too, cause it warms me up, but summer is nicer because skin.<br /><br />Um, and you can have some kisses anyway. XX <br />Thank goodness Ted isn't interested in spoiling this podium. :)<br /><br /> babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-76467510655235315832015-06-16T11:56:06.455-07:002015-06-16T11:56:06.455-07:00Came for the podium, all I got was this lousy T-Sh...Came for the podium, all I got was this lousy T-Shirt! <br />Apparently I can't type either! <br /><br />The joints work so much better in the summer. I have my best times to + from work when it's oppresively hot. Not to mention the stunning vistas of the commuterettes! <br /><br />I hope work stuff improves and you keep vertical ... on the bike that is! <br /><br />vsk<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-70537707341609205472015-06-16T11:44:43.164-07:002015-06-16T11:44:43.164-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624930226207861836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-2753916341864199802015-06-16T11:17:28.613-07:002015-06-16T11:17:28.613-07:00See you around on the seawall! On another note, di...See you around on the seawall! On another note, did you see the 'new' oil spill near Granville Island? Omg, not another one...dcee604https://www.blogger.com/profile/00800890715292415943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-36510389835616992962015-06-16T09:47:20.365-07:002015-06-16T09:47:20.365-07:00Oh to the power of the nipple. Never has so little...Oh to the power of the nipple. Never has so little provided oh so much pleasure. Great post Babs. Terrific ode to the best of seasons. Looking forward to you posting more often. Take care. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788765714273846598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-33255411880258961082015-06-16T08:14:42.591-07:002015-06-16T08:14:42.591-07:00My pleasure. And thank you! I am looking forward t...My pleasure. And thank you! I am looking forward to posting more regularly again soon. I've recently accepted a project for the LBS that hosted our beloved Snobi Wan when he came to town.babble onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895102832912891306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85530486549729740.post-57642804008293783772015-06-16T07:30:25.352-07:002015-06-16T07:30:25.352-07:00You look good in white, Babs.
Thanks for the post....You look good in white, Babs.<br />Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com