Pic of the Day

[steve_sordy]

The tree in this pic is a total mystery ..how the hell did it get here ..
A eucalyptus tree...on the edge of a harvested section in Kielder Forest ...there was even a Koala bear there as I approached...( ?skinchies..I made that last bit up ?)..everything else around it was Fir, Pine & a bit of Gorse & Hawthorn..
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I am astonished it has survived! They are beautiful trees. Lovely bark that shreds like white parchment every year. The leaves are silver on one side and pale green on the other. They flower every year with lovely pale yellow nacelles hanging down. The wood is very hard, but rots surprisingly quickly. They are very fast growers in the right conditions. But vulnerable to the cold.

My wife planted a tiny one so that she could have material for flower arranging. Her pruning had caused the tree that grew to have two main trunks. Years later we had a twin trunk tree that was 50' tall! It was a proper specimen and everyone that visited admired it. One trunk was almost two feet wide and the other over 15" diameter. Then one winter, 2010 I think, we had -17degC in the garden and that pretty much killed it. I paid a tree surgeon £600 to do what he could to save it. It appeared to be recovering but the following winter we had -11degC and that finished it off. It cost me £300 to have it felled and carted off. Very sad.

 

[The Hodge]

The missus and myself had a little drive up the road to watch the sun go down ..I took a glass and a bottle of red ..my better half had diet coke as she was driving ?( result !) ..gotta love a Northumberland sunset ( in a lay-by on the Greenhaugh to Otterburn road )

Upon reflection ..possibly not the best track to be playing ..as it was anything but !

 

[Jeffrey]

Snow / mud ride

 

[Planemo]

Suffolk's Area 5.1.......shortly after this there was a strange line recorded on View Ranger and a top speed of.....140mph !!!! View attachment 55876

Ahh Rendlesham! Camped there with the kids and other friends several times, we all love it there

 

[Penttithefinn]

The tree in this pic is a total mystery ..how the hell did it get here ..
A eucalyptus tree...on the edge of a harvested section in Kielder Forest ...there was even a Koala bear there as I approached...( ?skinchies..I made that last bit up ?)..everything else around it was Fir, Pine & a bit of Gorse & Hawthorn..
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There is a whole plantation of Eucalyptus trees near Sudbourne Bike park (FC) they are growing in a very damp area unlike most of Australia, and protected from the cold by surrounding trees. Unfortunately my wife's uncle who worked his whole life for FC died a few years ago, as I am sure he would have been able to tell me why they are there, but I am sure they were planted as an experiment.

 

[billwarwick]

The missus and myself had a little drive up the road to watch the sun go down ..I took a glass and a bottle of red ..my better half had diet coke as she was driving ?( result !) ..gotta love a Northumberland sunset ( in a lay-by on the Greenhaugh to Otterburn road )
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Upon reflection ..possibly not the best track to be playing ..as it was anything but !

It’s Grim up north!

 

[Tonybro]

It’s Grim up north!

That's what we keep telling Southerners, to stop an influx!

 

[Tubby G]

That's what we keep telling Southerners, to stop an influx!

Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Coast, Northumberland Coast, North Pennines, it’s well grim, hate it here

 

[CBSTD]

Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Coast, Northumberland Coast, North Pennines, it’s well grim, hate it here

Scotland’s even worse and it rains all the time ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

Scotland’s even worse and it rains all the time ?

I thought you were trying to put people off ???

You've just made a headline tourist sales slogan which has @The EMF rapidly packing his gear ready to take advantage of any possibility to go all amphibian !

"@The EMF Coming to a puddle near you - Soon !"

 

[CBSTD]

I thought you were trying to put people off ???

You've just made a headline tourist sales slogan which has @The EMF rapidly packing his gear ready to take advantage of any possibility to go all amphibian !

"@The EMF Coming to a puddle near you - Soon !"

Zim are you no partial to a dub now and again, the pup not so much ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

Zim are you no partial to a dub now and again,

I generally try to avoid splashdowns. But I guess when you fall off as often as I do, the odds dictate that eventually there will be a wet one. This was the last one I remember, the previous winter. Wasn't concentrating, line coming in was wrong, actually no idea how I then ended up going over but it was a bullseye on the landing ...

 

[steve_sordy]

Scotland’s even worse and it rains all the time ?

Worse, its full of Scottish persons!

 

[Oded]

 

[Pigin]

Is that “Choosing a ebb is a minefield “ or “Choosing a minefield for a ebb”? ?

 

[Stihldog]

I generally try to avoid splashdowns. But I guess when you fall off as often as I do, the odds dictate that eventually there will be a wet one. This was the last one I remember, the previous winter. Wasn't concentrating, line coming in was wrong, actually no idea how I then ended up going over but it was a bullseye on the landing ...

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When I refer to my elementary forensic files…I’ve seen this before. The ole Rock-in-creek-trick. ?

 

[Pivot]

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Such a beautiful country, what a shame about the ☠

 

[jimbob]

Nice 30mile ride around Wiltshire this afternoon. Perfect start to the weekend.

No mines thankfully!

Oh, and I forget how heavy these E bikes can be. Almost knocked the tree down resting the bike against it.

 

[Penttithefinn]

Somewhere in the world this has got to be a sport!

 

[Nicho]

Scotland’s even worse and it rains all the time

But that's true isn't it? You are supposed to be telling a lie.

 

[Nicho]

I generally try to avoid splashdowns. But I guess when you fall off as often as I do, the odds dictate that eventually there will be a wet one. This was the last one I remember, the previous winter. Wasn't concentrating, line coming in was wrong, actually no idea how I then ended up going over but it was a bullseye on the landing ...

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A suggestion for your next body armour test:

 

[Nicho]

Worse, its full of Scottish persons!

Some of my best friends have been Scottish, but there is one clan I find very irritating; the McMidges.

 

[Nicho]

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Make sure you have fitted tubeless tyres before you ride there.

 

[DrStupid]

Spent some time shifting mud for arrow heads, found zero, always find zero.

This is Dustin. His name is tattooed across his back, though I couldn't get close enough to get a better picture, without risking an arse beating.

 

[RustyMTB]

You'd totally outrun him on that gardening shitbox he's riding, dude.

 

[Shinn]

You'd totally outrun him on that gardening shitbox he's riding, dude.

Doesn't look like Dustin is carrying a banjo, therefore he must be harmless.

 

[luna87824]

 

[Beekeeper]

Winterfold Hill today

 

[B1rdie]

It looks like someone is building a bikepark on that hill ?

 

[DrStupid]

It looks like someone is building a bikepark on that hill ?
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or one angry ground hog