A Pigeon

Today I had a wonderful cycle of 130 km around the west of Paris, passing idyllic villages, medieval castles, fields of ponies, wheat and rapeseed. But when one cycles with the cycle club one does not stop for photos, ... one does not stop, full stop! Much to my chagrin. And so my friends, I give you this : A pigeon. Sitting in a tree at the bottom of our garden yesterday afternoon. But I leave you with thoughts of idyllic French villages and castles ... :-)

[Paula]

Would love to see the villages and castles one day :) Great capture of the dove .... nice and clear shot!

[Judith Johnson]

Oooh - I'm there! Sounds like you're pretty fit - 130 km in a day!

[Kathy]

OMG! 130 km. It's a wonder that you had anything left in you to take a photo.

[Sally Ings]

Goodness, I hope it was a fairly flat route! Occasions like these call for having a GoPro camera, then you can get plenty of shots whilst on the move!

[Bep]

Wow! 130 km. Nice capture of the pigeon.

[Denise Wood]

Cute in the tree :) Sounds like a great bike ride - but sad no photography!

[Richard]

Hahaha....I love your words. Was this the ride that you were concerned might be in the rain? And it is a very nice pigeon.

[Frances Tackaberry]

That is quite the cycling trip! Great capture of this pigeon!

[Gayle]

I like your pigeon shot AND the thoughts of idyllic French villages and castles. :-)

[Milanie]

Loved your commentary! Sounds like you had a lovely day - and did post a very nice close-to-home pigeon.

[Mickey Anderson]

I like the Pigeon shot! Love Biking myself, more of the trail riding though.

[Penelope Ann]

We forget that Paris is surrounded by countryside

[leggzy]

Oh how my hubby would have loved to join in on the ride....he is obsessed with cycling! lol & I know exactly what you mean about no stopping for photos...or anything, when it comes to cycling groups. The pigeon wins :)

[Issi Bannerman]

@leggzy You obviously understand the irony of having passed by so many beautiful parts of the countryside and not have a decent photo to post! So, yes, the pigeon wins!

[Issi Bannerman]

@busylady In training for cycling to Strasbourg ... starting Sunday (in the rain by the looks of things ...).

[Issi Bannerman]

@salza Yes. Just another piece of kit I need! :-)

[Issi Bannerman]

@woodlandsphotog No, this was just a training ride. I set out on Sunday for the 700km to Strasbourg. Hopefully, just hopefully, not in the rain!

[Stephanie Swift]

I'm sure those villages and castles have pigeons in them, so there is a connection. A beautiful shot.

[Karen Mitchell]

Ahh, villages and castles and a pigeon! Nice.