its still definately winter

[MooN]

Despite the first flights of cranes already heading back north, it' still defininately winter here. The sun was out yesterday afternoon and the temps were nearly up to double figures ( but not quite) so I donned all the thermal gear and went for a ride. 

I didn't get moving unill nearly 3pm so the sun was well past it's already low winter zenith and as I hate riding with the sun in my eyes I rode NW for a while keepin the sun on my left cheek, the idea being that as it sank lower I would turn NE to have it behind me and then ride South as it dropped below the tree line and so end up back at my departure point... "ish"

As the sun was low there was very low the pics are all taken facing NW-ish and with looong shadows. by the time I got home at around 5,30pm the temperature had dropped to around 3c and I'd had the heated grips on for an hour already. 

still very bare trees

I did manage to find an abandoned house for @XTreme, No I didn't go and explore it cos I couldn't be arsed. 

 

there were also one or two little lanes that lured me away from the chosen direction, mostly ending in a field or farm yard but otherwise I just follow them through and pick up my original heading at the next opportunity.

 

[Pedro]

I really like your countryside and those seemingly lost roads you take pictures off. 

Makes me want to go for a french ride over there, stopping for the night at a small inn with a warm plate of country food and a bottle of red wine, like a musketeer 

[XTreme]

1 hour ago, MooN said:

I did manage to find an abandoned house for @XTreme, No I didn't go and explore it cos I couldn't be arsed. 

Didn't have the fucking bottle more like!

[boboneleg]

1 hour ago, MooN said:

I did manage to find an abandoned house for @XTreme, No I didn't go and explore it cos I didn't want to  be arsed. 

Fixed that for you .............

 

[boboneleg]

Nice roads Chris despite the weather