Saturday snaps

Posted on by Patrick

I biked a bit over 25km today, my first longer ride of the year, and it was glo­ri­ous. Here are a few pho­tos I took while I was out and about.

Dandelions growing in a field
A dandelion
Clouds reflected in a puddle
Sky and cityscape reflected in a puddle
Faded MTS logo and slogan on a building wall: "Manitoba Telephone System: With you all the way!"

For my mon­ey, the first true sign of spring is not the robin but the dan­de­lion[1]Also, I’m amused at the fact that “dan­de­lion” comes from the French for lion’s tooth—dent de lion—but I learned in my French immer­sion school­ing that the French call ’em «pis­senlit» instead..

Series: Bike Ride Photos

The entire series: Down by the riv­er; Bike ride birds; The ex-gar­den and the weir; Snap­shots of a ride; Across Town; Black­bird; North Hill cam­pus; Lilacs and coun­try roads; A pop of colour; Back lane flow­ers; More Breniz­ers; The riv­er is high; A bird and a reflec­tion; Rideau Park; Writ­ing Retreat 2020, Day 7; Writ­ing Retreat 2020: The Num­bers; Storm dam­age, sun­flow­ers; Eleanor Kidd gar­dens; Scenes from today’s ride; All right, autumn can be pret­ty; Bike ride, April 10, 2021; Bike ride wildlife; Bike ride, May 16, 2021; Some flow­ers for you; Lilacs; Under the bridge; A fence, a tree, and the sky; Tur­tle Cross­ing; Ceme­tery crit­ters; On Reflec­tion; Week­end rides; Upon Reflec­tion; Deer and paparazzi; Sep­tem­ber Bike Ride; Corn & Sun­set; On Reflec­tion: Oct. 1st; Autumn Trees; A bit of graf­fi­ti; Novem­ber bike ride; Geese; Day 30; Quack quack; Skin­ny deer; Mon­day bike ride; Sat­ur­day snaps; Deer + Flow­ers; Bike Ride — July 17, 2022; The mead­ow; It seems to be autumn.

Inter­est­ed in prints of my pho­tos? Let me know, and we can work some­thing out.

Foot­notes

Foot­notes
↑1 Also, I’m amused at the fact that “dan­de­lion” comes from the French for lion’s tooth—dent de lion—but I learned in my French immer­sion school­ing that the French call ’em «pis­senlit» instead.