Showing posts with label 2021. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2021. Show all posts
Cycleseeing down Upton
The village of Upton is located east of Peterborough. I went cycling to this village with Ted one hot cloudy sunny day last August 2021. I went through mixed terrain - tarmac road, grass/dried mud and gravel. I started from my neighbourhood in Ravensthorpe then onto Stamford Road running past the village of Marholm where the road is made of tarmac. I do not consider myself as a road cyclist so I chose a route that also included grass/dried mud and gravel.
Just before I climbed up towards the village of Ufford I turned left to a public bridleway that goes to Southey Wood, the largest wooded area of the village that is run by the Forestry Commission. This bridleway is a favourite among cyclists; in fact, some of my cyclist friends have been there before me riding with their mountain bikes.
Meet Ted
Ted is the nickname I gave my urban bike, the Cannondale Treadwell 3 Remixte 2020 in black colour. Cannondale describes this bike as "designed to bring a bit of fun and style to the daily runaround. It’s a light, simple, responsive bike for rolling around, meeting up with friends, and getting from here to there with that feeling of freedom that only two wheels can give." And I can confirm that that is exactly what my experience is when riding Ted with my wife and friends.
Like most people during the recent Covid-19 pandemic I got into cycling as a way to endure the many restrictions imposed on our personal lives. Although a bit late than most of our friends in the local Filipino community, my wife and I decided to buy bikes mainly to maintain our fitness. Early on I decided on an urban hybrid bike as I plan to use it to commute to my workplace when everything goes back to normal.
Red Brick graffiti
A few weeks back I went down to Glastonbury to attend our first face to face team meeting since the lifting of Covid restrictions in July. Although I was not able to see the town made famous by the music festival I was fortunate to be in the meeting held in a heritage building with interesting graffiti all around it.
Red Brick Building used to be a factory transformed into a vibrant community space for all ages. What caught my eye are the graffiti created by presumably local artists and found all over the building - actually the old factory was comprised of three buildings.
More information on Red Brick Building: https://redbrickbuilding.co.uk/
All photos were taken with my Google Pixel 3a (https://amzn.to/3ap2wKE)
Power Rhythm by Robert Erskine
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| Power Rhythm by Robert Erskine |
Erskine was successful in winning a national competition to create a landmark sculpture for the City of Peterborough. The resulting sculpture, Power Rhythm, was created in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium, the opening of the Sustrans cycle network, and the contribution made by Perkins Caterpillar engines to the local community. Perkins Engines have been an important manufacturer and employer in the city since 1932. The heritage of engineering in the City linked with Robert Erskine’s background in and passion for design, engineering, industry and nature, inspired this monumental sculpture. (Source: Nene Park Trust)
Located as part of the Green Wheel cycle route (Nr Eye Roundabout, Parnwell Way, Peterborough) I was able to visit this a couple of times now through cycling as part of the Eye Green route we took from our home. Sadly, it has seen better days and appears to be not well maintained with graffiti and trash found when I took these photos.
All photos were taken with my Google Pixel 3a (https://amzn.to/2Yx3eDf)
Pop Art portraits
The railway station of Bridgwater in Somerset is a Grade II listed building. The main station building is worthy to be photographed. However, in my rush to go inside so as not to miss my train back home I forgot to take a photo. I did have a clear look of it though.
While waiting in the railway platform a group of Pop Art portraits caught my eye. I am not sure what they were at the time, whether they were part of an advertisement or just a pop-up gallery. Searching on the internet did not bring joy either. Seeing these beautiful artworks perked up my short stay in the station, so all was not lost.
All photos were taken with an Android smartphone (https://amzn.to/38MZmhi)
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