cresting the hill

you might be surprised

what motivates cyclists

this image is over ninety four years old

and yet i can feel the strain in this rider's muscles

and the chance of a view coming up.

perhaps the village ahead will have a tasty pastry shop, coffee even!

mario sironi il ciclista

the big wheel keeps on turning

i love the culture

of cycling

it allows for everything

especially eccentricity

novelty

fun

the rail trail

i live in the west end of my city, close to the edge of the farmer's fields and at the top of a hill.

my favourite rides are mostly northeast of here, so i ride through the city and when i come out the other side, this beautiful paved trail (built on the former route of a railway line) unfolds before me.

built for railway trains, it has hardly any gradient, is generally very smooth and at the moment,

is perfumed with the scent-clouds of lilacs

and wildflowers.

and there are beautiful expanses across wild fields . . .

little spaces . . .

and a trail that just keeps on unfolding . . .