Autumnal Mornings :-)

Rich158
Rich158 Posts: 2,348
edited October 2009 in Commuting chat
Does anyone else love this time of year. As I left the house this morning there was a definate chill in the air, nothing too bad, just enough to wake you up and make you feel alive :lol: I pushed on out of the town into the country lanes, and the trees really are looking their best with many different hues of orange, and the contryside looked fantastic with a thin layer of mist on the fields.

It makes me yearn for the huge bonfires, fireworks, hot bowls of soup, and big sausages with baked potatoes that were a feature of my childhood at this time of year :lol::lol::lol:

God, what's happening to me, I've encountered a wave of nostalgia :shock: It must be an age thing :wink:
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,457
    I agree with you 100%

    It's too warm at the moment though, not enough of a nip in the air. I was in short sleeves for the ride home yesterday FFS. According to the metro it was -4C on this day last year.

    :shock:
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    I agree lovely mornings for cycling.
    Even took a half day yesterday to go a longer route home during daylight.
    Lovely colours on the trees.

    Must say today and yesterday have been positively balmy here in Glasgow.
    Arrive at work rather on the hot side, and I am in shorts and long sleeve jersey.

    Roll on a little bit of crispness!!
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Yeah, it's not really crisp enough just yet, a bit of frost on the ground would go down nicely.
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,457
    Rich158 wrote:
    Yeah, it's not really crisp enough just yet, a bit of frost on the ground would go down nicely.

    Yeah it'd stop my frickinn grass growing too! *grumble*
  • R_T_A
    R_T_A Posts: 488
    I'm with you here - it was great.

    I even had a bit of mist through the forest. Or I was more emotional than I thought....
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Twas misty on the ol racetrack coming home post 9pm last night. Made the bridges look rather pretty.
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  • jetsstar1
    jetsstar1 Posts: 53
    Yes it is really nice at the moment cycling through my local country park... but I didn't appreciate the leaves when I ended up sliding down the tarmac last night on my thigh. One minute I was upright the next minute... ouch. Still at least the bike is OK and the road rash will get better. :wink:
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  • The Running Man
    The Running Man Posts: 574
    Yep - no question - part of my short ride in is through Sandy Lane and through an avenue of really ancient beech trees. They are all glorious shades of orange, yellow, reds and russets and as I come out of the trees I emerge onto the the top of Bowden Hill overlooking the flood plain of the Avon. The valley floor is often shrouded in mist so I drop down into it as I descend the hill ..................

    Makes me feel great to be alive :):):)
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  • Jehannum
    Jehannum Posts: 107
    Yes, I love autumn too. For me it's the best time of year.

    Riding in yesterday, the hedges round the fields seemed to be holding the early morning mist in neat squares as it hung in the cool air. The trees are a riot of colours, and last week I saw a live fox for only the second time ever.

    It's a bit spooky when you get buzzed by a barn owl, but I'm sure the adreneline helped. :-)
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Jehannum wrote:
    and last week I saw a live fox for only the second time ever.

    I think my best ever was 3 in one night in london. The sheer number of urban ones in west london is rather amazing. Only trouble is when they hoot at night and you wonder who is slaughtering next doors baby.
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I saw 4 foxes in about three miles cycling through West Norwood and Tulse Hill. All over the bloody place they are! The one that tried to knock me off my bike, two nights in a row, in exactly the same place is cruising for a D-locking, though.
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    biondino wrote:
    I saw 4 foxes in about three miles cycling through West Norwood and Tulse Hill. All over the bloody place they are! The one that tried to knock me off my bike, two nights in a row, in exactly the same place is cruising for a D-locking, though.

    Biondino, he's telling you to stay away from his territory. You never heard of the postcode wars? I'd heed his message :lol:
  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    I'm really enjoying the weather too, there also seem to be fewer nutters on the roads and my fear of night time cycling seems to have gone too so its all great.

    Counting down the days till I get my new (non robotic) bike :) and start doing some sunday adventure rides again.

    Speaking of which I would be really into doing some night time early hours urban riding too.
  • bradford
    bradford Posts: 195
    Rich158 wrote:
    It makes me yearn for the huge bonfires, fireworks, hot bowls of soup, and big sausages with baked potatoes that were a feature of my childhood at this time of year :lol::lol::lol:

    Me too :cry:
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Rich158 wrote:
    Yeah, it's not really crisp enough just yet, a bit of frost on the ground would go down nicely.

    I nearly got my wish this morning, no frost on the ground yet, but a bit of bite to the air and a low mist. Just enough to wake you up :lol::lol::lol:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Rich158 wrote:
    Rich158 wrote:
    Yeah, it's not really crisp enough just yet, a bit of frost on the ground would go down nicely.

    I nearly got my wish this morning, no frost on the ground yet, but a bit of bite to the air and a low mist. Just enough to wake you up :lol::lol::lol:

    before the hour change was going though lots of early morn mist in Bushy Park with the rutting stags, rather lovely as you might imagine.

    I do love the colder early morns I need to get out for some longer bike rides as well as I love this cooler weather as I don't tend to overheat...
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    jetsstar1 wrote:
    Yes it is really nice at the moment cycling through my local country park... but I didn't appreciate the leaves when I ended up sliding down the tarmac last night on my thigh. One minute I was upright the next minute... ouch. Still at least the bike is OK and the road rash will get better. :wink:
    First crash of the year. Time to take the slicks off.

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  • fairweatherbiker
    fairweatherbiker Posts: 116
    Agreed. Much better now its a bit cooler, and the light can be really quite beautiful near dawn/dusk - which is now coincides with my commuting times

    That old brick factory by the canal can look like Ayres Rock in the right light - can almost hear the digery-doo
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    fairweatherbiker wrote:
    Agreed. Much better now its a bit cooler, and the light can be really quite beautiful near dawn/dusk - which is now coincides with my commuting times

    That old brick factory by the canal can look like Uluru in the right light - can almost hear the digery-doo

    Fixed that for you!! :wink:
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