An English Spring Ride

Talk about that last great ride or perhaps, the next one. Ride reports here.
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mikee112
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Well finally, A decent bit of weather :thumbsup:
so time to blow the cobweb's away, I decided that I would photograph some typical English scene's
so here is the story

I came across this "thatched" cottage
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It looks beautiful, but they are high maintainance, they need "re-thatching" every 10-15 years
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This crop ( oilseed rape ) is very common in England, it has these bright yellow flowers in the spring, and the smell alway's reminds me that Summer is just around the corner
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And a view in the other direction, across the farmer's fields
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Then while on the lookout for more "English" stuff, I stumbled across this little gathering, I had no idea that this event is held every year ( I was talking to some of the guy's who organised it )
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It was mostly old british bike's
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but there was also a bit of Americana
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and a bit of Italian exotica
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and of course the obligatory Divvy, this one was filthy
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Then on to the "olde English pub"........... no I didn't go in ;)
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This church is really old, not sure exactly how old, but I would guess 500 years plus
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Oooooo.... look at my reflective rim tape in this one !!
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Stop with the English "stereotypes" already !!.......... Ok just one more, the famous red phone Booth
These things are getting VERY rare now ( I saw 3 in people's gardens, they bought them from the phone company, as they were being phased out )
But this one was actually on the street corner, and was in a very bad state of repair :(
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All in all a good couple of hours riding, it's just nice to see the SUN again, and let's hope the weather stays nice for the rest of the summer :kudos:

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