SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

[steve mercier]

this is a gate to this big cemetery that has a bike route through it. a good climb al the way up. this gate closes at 4pm. it looks like
someone was dying to get in.View attachment 103045

spooky

 

[Sierratim]

Did a 36+ mile solo ride around our little town then out past nearby Grass Valley to the Mining Museum on the far side of town. It's on Allison Ranch Road, a route I handn't been on for years, and never on a bike. Off I went...

I expected gravel within a 1/2 mile or so, just last the town limits. To my surprise, the pavement continued even though the road still narrowed to a country road as I remembered.

A very pleasant ride with the new-ish pavement extending all the way to the road's terminus at the main route into Grass Valley, HWY 49. It was here that I became reacquainted with the only known moose in the area;

This is the mascot of the Grass Valley Moose Lodge, a bit of an oddity in this country of black bears and deer. Over the years the local Moose Lodges, along with the Elks, Lions and Rotary Clubs have made a significant contribution to the quality of life in our foothill communities being responsible for the donation of much of the City park lands, construction of many of the community buildings, and much more.

I'd forgotten that the Moose Lodge was here, but was happy to see it well maintained with upcoming activities posted for all to see.

Got back to the house with 24% battery remaining. Not bad for our hilly terrain.

 

[Deacon Blues]

My wife noticed this garage on one of her recent rides.

 

[steve mercier]

Can you identify these birds?

 

[reed scott]

Can you identify these birds? View attachment 103156

Some kind of geese. Below is a Snow Goose. Looks similar.

 

[steve mercier]

It is a gaggle of juvenile Snow Geese.

 

[Sierratim]

Then there's the flamboyance of flamingos;

Photos: A Flamboyance of Flamingos

An appreciation of flamingos, showing them flap, feed, fly, and flock together

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Marci jo]

Hubby found this sign at a bike shop during his work travels.
I think it is appropriate.

 

[Sierratim]

I suppose this sign celebrated Pat's 90th birthday;

This is on one my favorite local routes to a nearby lake that I've been able to ride on my ebike for several years now. It hasn't been changed to celebrate Pat's 91st, or even 92nd birthday so maybe this is bad news?

I'm so confused...

 

[Sierratim]

Well, looks like the season has arrived;

"HELP!! I've fallen and and I can't get out!"

"UNKNOWN ...But in the end we're all tree food anyway..."

"MARY MARY QUITE CONTRARY Her bones must be looking quite hairy"

"Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. Resist all you like...but decompose you must"

Seen on today's ride running errands and stuff.

 

[steve mercier]

For those who enjoy the thought of briefly defying gravity...enjoy!

 

[DaveMatthews]

For those who enjoy the thought of briefly defying gravity...enjoy!

That's insane. Kinda glad I'm too old to try it.

 

[Marci jo]

How NOT to lock your bike.
No, I didn't actually see this. Came across it on social media and thought it was interesting.
Sure wouldn't take much to clip the thin cable.

 

[Ken.M]

This is my weird and unusual sighting, until I can find away to cover it up.
The motor controller went bad, and even if I could find one, I could not afford it. So I took the battery out to lighten it up a couple of pounds anyway. No a lot of fun peddling a forty pound bike. Oh well, if you are going to be dumb you have to be tuff. And the battery won't last two more years either. It's over six years old, and has 609 charge cycles on it.
Not a hobby for a poor man!
Keep looking up! Ken.

 

[steve mercier]

I have seen these on surveillance patrol on one of my exclusive trails where photography is strictly prohibited.
Pics are from my Google news feed.

LOOK !

 

[DaveMatthews]

LOOK !

I'm kind of surprised the company sold to Hyundai.

 

[reed scott]

I'm kind of surprised the company sold to Hyundai.

Didn't want to bear the responsibility when the things start killing humans.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Understood, but you'd think we'd have learned something lately about keeping NA tech and manufacturing at home.

 

[reed scott]

Understood, but you'd think we'd have learned something lately about keeping NA tech and manufacturing at home.

I don't see where we have learned sh_t. Everything is going to hell in a hand cart. We were smarter 70 years ago.

 

[DaveMatthews]

I don't see where we have learned sh_t. Everything is going to hell in a hand cart. We were smarter 70 years ago.

No argument here.