What is that? Am I supposed to like it or something?

 

look, it's another underexposed and saved on the pooter shot for the roll of Kodak Fine grain positive i mentioned yesterday. I am pleased with myself. Overcome with smugness probably so you'll like this whether you do or not.

late again

 

I took this snap on Kodak 5302 Fine Grain positive film - asa 5. Developed in PQ paper developer.

biking

 

So, the weather has been kind, the midges too in the main so we have taken to our bikes. I mean, regularly taken to our bikes going here and there all over the shop. To a point. The point being when the ebike I have been using runs out of power or my legs do - whichever is the former.

The road down past Uig to the end of the road is just superb on a bike - if one discounts the wind blowing in ones face one way - and the hills. Who put them there? Last time we were down that way in the horseless carriage it didn't seem that hilly. Came back on my knees pretty well and at one point even Eve took to her feet to get up one - so you can imagine how steep it was.

it's busy here

 Tourists have arrived so keeping off the popular beaches and the like. The bike is the best bet to take some air on the quiet roads.

let's go

I know, you are sick of these snaps. Well, that's a pity because I like them.

 

Gate in a nice place

I love a nice gate especially in a lovely place like this one.

The other day

There we were, here and everything. looking and wondering why we both hadn't brought the bikes. It was cool and damp that's why and we wanted to look at the lovely machair. Never the less, Eve rode all the way home and took a few snap like this one of Cliff.

that day

I celebrated the year of my birth for the 65th time yesterday. How did that happen? I thought I'd only just got started.

Anyway, had a fine day sliding down my pal's muddy croft with a camera in hand as the heavens opened.

I then went home, received a lovely masked visitor and had a fine dinner put together by dearest darling Eve. A lovely day all in all thank you.

A new one

On Kentmere select vc.

Ok, I admit, it was hot!

A lovely vintage OLMO bike for sale in Gaoli, Tuscany. 9 years past.

Deanne distracting the riders

Eve, trying to keep cool the day before the ride.

Riders had finished the ride and were taking a cool beir in the shade.

Did I tell you it was hot and we had a fab time?

Nine years past

Nine years ago - was it really that long ago - we were in Tuscany. In October. for the Eroica which is a mass participation ride on bicycles older than 1985 on a similar route to that of yesterday's Strade Bianchi pro race. Oh, and it was hot. About 40c I seem to recall. I mean, very hot. I even went in the pool at the Villa we stayed in. It was that hot.

Oh yes, it was a lovely event with proper feed/drink stops where Deanne [in dress] and I met up with Ian and Eve  as they made their way round the 90 miles.

What a lovely week we had.

Please don't bother me today

I shall be watching the Strade Bianchi bike race in Tuscany. On the pooter of course.

We did venture over there once for the amateur leisure version. Twas brilliant but 40c a bit too warm for Eve riding the thing with Ian Gilbert.

This snap is of the strade bianchi- white roads - of Tolsta.

My mojo has gone missing

If anyone finds it, please let me have it back.

Meanwhile in Stormoway .....

Me 'ed's in tickets [again]

Yes, nonsense I tell you but that's how I feel at the moment as I endure a little dip in things here. Lets just say I am a bit over-creaky at the moment so we can't stroll here too much currently.
But might have had a little ride on the bike yesterday. But that's part of life not an extra.

Pleased to see at last the UK Gov't has actually started to acknowledge the benefits of cycling - the environment and to health. Wish the islands here would as well.

A landscape

Couldn't help myself. Been corrupted and everything.

Love it

Well, I like it anyway.

We rode this road

Aye, tis them again !

Light at the end of the metaphorical tunnel

It was a Wednesday.
But I am sure you can tell that.

that's me

Yes that is me. Just blurry enough to be allowed to grace this blog.

Don't worry, I'll not do it again.

On Mr Four Tractors croft

Please don't tell anyone.

Sorry and everything

We were out bicycling when I should have been posting a post. We were out cycling roads like this. No exactly like this but near enough. It seemed to go upwards in front of me far too often for my liking. I had to rest a lot when we got home.

Oooh, it was right lovely if a tad breezy but did my head a world of good - if not my legs. Having said that me head and me heart seem to be enjoying the rides as long as I get plenty of rest afterwards. I didn't go a long way [22 miles] and it was on an ebike . Eve's ebike as it happens that I have commandeered  for a few lovely rides. Eve was on her trusty road bike she used to race road races on - and did the full 50 miles. Yes, I came back in the car. sorry again. Just trashed a bit more of the biosphere.

Back here again

I mean, I'm not there again. No missus, it's merely a representation of whot were we went that there day we went there last. Whenever that was.

It's a proper snap and everything with a big lump of a camera using film and horrible chemicals. Like I do.

One foggy morn

I was out with the Hassie for this, enjoying the quietude of he village and seeing what it looked like that day. It looked like this there.

Hunt dogs

Ooof, there they were, walking prettily behind the big creatures with their little humans on top. Out hunting a good time with the Tolsta Hunt. I hope they hunted down that good time - but not before I took this pot-shot at them.

Tolsta Hunt

I heard the clippidy clop from up the road first. Then the first creature's head appeared over the top of the hill with its diminutive rider. Then a few more four legged creatures and personages of all sizes and types.
The local Hunt was out - hunting for late easter eggs I shouldn't wonder. Or a smile and a wave from a bystander. I hope they hunted out both.

Murray

Murray of this parish, local crofter and Mr nice guy sprints off to avoid a photo event ruining his day. He didn't go quick enough and it didn't ruin his day but made mine.

My former dance teacher

Oooof, a nice snap I found of Sonja, Karmina - my former dance teacher and Eve out for a stroll one island summers day.

 Yesterday was such a day and Eve and I took off in the car with bikes loaded so I could have a ride in another area. What a lovely ride we have in North Lochs, wandering through and getting lost in the small back roads of that area. Eve rode back home again afterwards but I was more than pleased to have done 33kms - even if it was on Eve's nice red ebike :-)

Wonky

Been in the darkroom again just to see if could remeber things. I did remember but got the edges all wrong it seems - or maybe that was the phone snap i took of the toned print - on Kentmere rc.

Please don't judge me.

Two

I'm feeling better now

These images and everything.
Makes me feel better. Not sure why i have not been doing them.
I shall be going in the darkroom again soon once the man has finished nailing an extension on it for the bikes.

reverting to type

I admit, I have nothing in my head, nothing new anyway. Since I have committed to wasting film at an inordinate rate and showing some of the resulting images here, the images are reverting to type as it were. Blurry cyclists and everything.

At least some of these have been taken whilst out on my ebike with Eve. The bike that is electrified of which I write is an old old Kona - a lovely machine in its day but sporting a few too many battle scars. With the addition of the electric front wheel and the battery it all weighs a ton - or at least half a ton. Can barely lift the thing at all. Just hope the battery doesn't run out while out on a ride and I have to push the blimin thing up the hill into the village here.

Anyway, we had a fine ride yesterday along the coast - not that there is any choice from here. However, the sun shone a bit, the rain dampened us a bit and I had a nice rest afterwards.

small white house

Minolta A3

Yes, was out playing with the Minolta A3 rangefinder camera and Polypan-f film.
And yes, I enjoyed myself

Small black horse under a big black cloud

 The weather has been somewhat variable but this little horse stands there all the same. Rain, wind and sun seems not to bother it at all. Or maybe I don't understand enough horse.

We went this way

We did both, that is Eve and I, went this way and the other way.

We went the other way first on foot then back again before going this way, Eve by pedal bike and me by car.

It is the most delicious place and all the more for not having been there for some months.

I have been riding my bikes mind. Just not this day. Wrong sort of rain and all that.

That day

Oh please

Sometimes, I think I'm onto something but then.......

potentialities

Had a fine little lock-down stand-off meeting-ette with some co-snappers and a writer to put together a possibility of a potential project proposal. I was so animated afterwards, I shot out with a camera and some cheap as chips [were] film and shot these.

I quite enjoyed it

I am looking forward to a visit down here again.

It's not so very far away as it happens - but more than 5 allowed miles currently.
I was here working this day but I did have the camera with me and felt compelled to stop at this corner. I might be compelled again - soonish hopefully.

fencescape

bikeration

Ahha, you thought I was telling porkies when I said I have been on the bike. Well, look here you lot, this here is a nearly self portrait of my arm as Eve rides along on her Winter bike. She's on her other bike these days on account of something or other - the actuality of which evades me currently.

Anyway, you can see I have a good cyclists arm can't you? Hanging on the dear life as my old e-partially powered mountain of a certain vintage bike carries me along. Have loved it and have been getting fitter [and tireder] by the day. Only now, I adjusted the bike thing and it's now out of commission for a few days.