This is not around me, but I thought you guys might like those photos nonetheless: Palaces of self-discovery, a series on libraries
For example: Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra.
This is not around me, but I thought you guys might like those photos nonetheless: Palaces of self-discovery, a series on libraries
For example: Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra.
" La rose est sans pourquoi, elle fleurit parce qu’elle fleurit ; Elle n’a souci d’elle-même, ne demande pas si on la voit. » Angelus Silesius
"There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers." Paul Muad'dib
Ran the Stihl for almost 7 hours today. I got parts sore that I forgot I had.
Working diligently to enlarge my group size.
Lake Chocorua on a quiet Sunday morning.
daytime dream Chocorua by Christopher Weismann, on Flickr
stacked lake by Christopher Weismann, on Flickr
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
More bike than world around me, but Saturday was one of the prettiest days we've had in NoVA this year. Sunny with a high around 85 and a light breeze. I went for a 20 mile gravel-bike ride up and over Bull Run Mountain northwest of Haymarket (locals on the board will know of the area). It was a slow ride as I was just enjoying the nice weather and scenery. Normally I see very few people, mostly locals, on this route, but it was positively crowded this time. I passed or was passed by 6 other cyclists, 1 runner, and a couple walking their dog. One of the cyclists, the first I encountered, scared the piss out of me because I wasn't expecting others to be around, was lost in thought, and didn't hear him come up behind me until he was about 10' away. I literally jumped.
Chris
Spent a week up at deer camp last week
Originally Posted by mtnbkr
I've done some nice gravel rides in that area too. It's beautiful countryside. I just wish there were much more gravel roads.
Tell me about it. Everything has to be paved and filled with McMansions and townhomes.
I suppose there is the C&O Canal Towpath if I want a really long gravel ride, but it's such a hike from my house and almost always crowded.
Chris
I biked the length of the C&O (but not including the GAP) a couple of years ago. I'm glad I did it, but it isn't high on my list to do again. It's gravel, and there are some scenic parts, but it was also 180 miles of towpath.Tell me about it. Everything has to be paved and filled with McMansions and townhomes.
I suppose there is the C&O Canal Towpath if I want a really long gravel ride, but it's such a hike from my house and almost always crowded.
Chris
I love riding through the Virginia horse country (and Maryland too). I've been doing it since the mid 90s. Over that time, I've seen the suburban sprawl relentlessly spreading outward. The gravel roads in the countryside have been a wonderful new facet to explore in the last couple of years, but now I wished I had been doing that back in the 90s when I first started riding out there.
Yard birds:
Red headed woodpecker
Baltimore Oriole
Great Blue Heron
Mr. Tom
Red tail hawk
Taking a break from social media.
Abandon home in Tamworth, NH.
abandoned legacy by Christopher Weismann, on Flickr
1960[ish] Chevrolet Apache Suburban, on the same property.
apache abandoned by Christopher Weismann, on Flickr
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
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