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575 @ f4.5 - The Haiku and Photography Thread

Old 08-25-21, 12:28 PM
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I feel alive now
flying on the spinning wheels.
Keep rubber side down!


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just arrived at work

my Peugeot Canyon Express

carried me in style

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Midnight moonlight ride,
Finishes with the sunrise.
Going to the Sun.
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Originally Posted by Wildwood
I feel alive now
flying on the spinning wheels.
Keep rubber side down!


photo credits to the Dude of Drillium
beautiful photo

dynamic composition

so spontaneous
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it was a slow death

followed by years left standing

now I rest in peace(s)



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Retiring tires.
Not one but two silver shards,
And no flats!
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The Death of Capitol View Cafe



This café is closed

used to be my favorite

thanks, stupid covid
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She’s front-load biased:
Huge bag, large capacity.
But what is inside?

Drinking espresso
Indoors may not be a choice,
Try “coffeeneuring”

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Wheeler by the lake

a beautiful afternoon

what more could you want?

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Two Modern Marvels?

Sunday Ride From the Airport

Well One is Anyway
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Big guy on a bike
Perhaps he won't mind
A tiny one hitching along
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Once Upon a Gloomy Day...



Stillwater Lift Bridge

seen here on a haze gray day

bridge up, boats under
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Morning rain has passed,
The world is washed clean again.
Mists hide the future.
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Cold winds are blowing

the boats are leaving their slips

river freezes soon

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A new day has dawned,
Greet the rising sun with cheer.
Coffee is required.
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"Closed for the season"

says the sign on the restroom

winter harbinger

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I felt i left you
A moment frozen in time
But you had left us


Ode to a life long friend...
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How Minnesota!

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under clear blue skies

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Friends who weld and braze
Can fix old steeds and amaze.
Ride four more decades!
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Soon I will stop this...
Cardboard carcasses evince
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Originally Posted by jdawginsc
Soon I will stop this...
Cardboard carcasses evince
Intervention need.
This gives me shivers!
It looks like just a corner
of my bike garage.
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Originally Posted by DQRider
This gives me shivers!
It looks like just a corner
of my bike garage.
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This, before the purge,
And a quick run to the dump.
Orphaned cardboard now.
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Ranger hits the trail

Optimized for single track?

No, just good enough



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Which handlebars do you have on the bike? Trying to find something similar to use with a slingshot stem. Many thanks!

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Fun thread!




Hell, pavement kicks back!
Nuts and tonsils changing place,
Sort that out later
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