Penning my ride to Thirsk via the Dales during LEL 2017. Thirsk is the Darrowby in James Herriot’s novels.
My favourite place
Browsing Category Creatives
“Word-smithing”
Painting with words (poetry) & pictures (posters )
Thank you
A BIG Thank You to the volunteers of LEL.
The slip
With a heavy heart I have to DNF after reaching Thirsk 400km in the LEL. The details At 120km I nicked the curb and fell down. Just some scrapes on the kneee. Washed it with water, rode to the control 80 kms later and put savlon ointment. Rode to next control abut 97 kms on the night with another German leisurely . Hamstring tightened up by the time I came to control. Sleep for 2 hrs…
Prologue to LEL
My feelings before the start of the LEL 2017, the 1400 brevet London-Edinburgh-London.
Oh, I miss the…
Riding the peaceful countryside of UK, I seemed to miss the chaos of Bangalore traffic. Written at Harlow, UK. Oh, I miss the honk Oh, I miss the jam Oh, I miss the chaos Oh, I miss the potholes Oh, I miss the dust Oh, I miss the jaywalkers Oh, I miss the humps Oh, I miss the kisses Oh, I miss the near-misses Oh, I miss the … Dear BLR traffic
Summer love
Today I went to register and collect the jersey/brevet card for LEL. Whilst riding though the open countryside, It was lovely and I had to stop and write the seeds of this poem below. Written at Harlow, UK. Airplanes draw lines in the sky Wooing the gentle cottony clouds Whilst the sun gently basks behind And the blue sky plays Cupid The lines curve to form the heart ”Tis the season of Summer Warmth and…
Riding in the English countryside
Oh, I loved riding the cycle in the English countryside on the second day after landing in UK. Written in Harlow, UK. Eyes flitting Between cue sheet and road Scenery quickly twitting On both sides, very broad Only befitting For the cyclist, rhythm flowed Chilly winds blow Sunlight, a mild glow Horses majestically tip-toe Life in the countryside slow Oh the joy of cycling In the English countryside.
Three monkeys
“Hear no evil, talk no evil, see no evil” of The three monkeys picture can be very useful in surviving the Bangalore Traffic too !
Bangalore traffic signal
A typical business day on Bangalore roads! It is fun commuting by cycle to work.
Bits in the cloud- The new social
A creative on social networks.The social A-Z (partial) – bit.ly, BuzzFeed, delicious, digg, Facebook, flickr, Foursquare, happn Hootsuite, Jive, Line,LinkedIn,Pinterest,scribd, SlideShare, Smule, Snapseed, Strava, Tinder, Twitter,Tumblr, Quora, yelp, Zynga.(dost = friend in Hindi, line maro =‘hit-at’ in Hindi) Post the cool morning runSelfies with the glorious sunPepper the snaps with lovely seedsReady instantly these little gramsIn a ‘gif’fy a photo frame with beads Onto the book all these faces I postAnd wait for likes from…