Friday, September 19, 2014

A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY - MY FAVORITE CYCLING SPOTS

Country things are the necessary root of our life - and that remains true even of a rootless and tragically urban civilization. To live permanently away from the country is a form of slow death.
- Esther Meynell
When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!
- Henri Rousseau
I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidences of the determination to live.
- Vita Sackville-West, Country Notes

44 comments:

  1. GORGEOUS!! would love to do this with you some day :)

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  2. What a gorgeous place to get some fresh air and exercise!

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  3. I love country life.It is for me.
    Your vistas are so floor to ceiling..WOW.

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  4. What an amazing place to photograph Rosa!

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  5. So beautiful!
    Have a wonderful weekend!
    Angie

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  6. Such a calming place. I can almost smell the clean, fresh air.

    I've been living in the country for 20 years, and cannot imagine moving back to the city.

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  7. Greatt captured Rossa.....
    the wild flower picture are really georgeous....

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  8. I can see why those would be your favorite spots. So pretty -- you hardly notice you're working up a sweat.

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  9. Gorgeous photos! i love your writing too! it all looks so beautiful!

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  10. This is so different from where I live. Would love to get my bike out and ride through the countryside. It's how I spent most of my childhood.

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  11. Lovely. I want a bike as well!!

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  12. We were just in the Alps and took a long run... Nice biking area. Great pics!

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  13. What a lovely place to bike and the blue sky is magnificent. Hope you are having a nice weekend Rosa.
    Sam

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  14. Ahh.. all these photos are simply wonderful. I miss countryside.. Last year we lived 5 months at the country side and then get back to town. I really miss my space there, the sunsets, the freedom and my vegetable garden. I envy you for living in such a great place :)

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  15. This is incredible, I could love to cycle on this road.

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  16. Wow! Cycling have views so breathtaking is like meditation.

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  17. You certainly live in a beautiful place. GREG

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  18. Beautiful vibrant photos, Rosa! It must be so wonderful to ride your bike under the lovely blue sky and meandering along the lush vineyards :)
    Cheers,
    J+C

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  19. gorgeous, to ride a bike in the plane ! The greedy city seems to expand. Liebe Grüsse

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  20. With a place like this, I could cycle for ever. The place looks so pristine. I envy you Rosa :)

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  21. Ah Rosa, such serenity can be found in these rural vistas!

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  22. The place is so heavenly,great place for cycling

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  23. Very beautiful dear Rosa. To experience such beauty. Blessings dear. Catherine xo

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  24. Such amazing photos! I would love to cycle through that landscape too <3

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  25. Juste superbe.......... Tes photos sont divines. bisous

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  26. A beautiful, blue sky. Looks like you final got some great sunny weather.

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  27. Once again, I have to say you live in beauty, Rosa. How wonderful to cycle through this scenery.

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  28. I like the last quote, it fits so well to the pictures and atmosphere. =)

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  29. Wow! What an amazing place! Cycling there must be a real joy!

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  30. Oh how I love these photos - the contrast of the green and the blue sky are so startlingly beautiful.

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  31. So bright, so beautiful. I hate cycling in a chaotic urban environment (I can't do it in London!) while I am always up for a ride in the countryside. I'm so "jealous" of your cycling paths!

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  32. Oh Rosa - your cycling spots are simply gorgeous! Love how you capture a mood in every scenery!

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  33. Toujours d'aussi belles photos Rosa.

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  34. I didn't know you cycle! I've been writing for over 15 years and love it. I should share some pictures of my landscape here in DC when I'm out and about. These are lovely as per usual.

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  35. Je pensais "tiens c'est marrant, les nuages semblent former des lettres". Il y a bien des lettres, mais c'est toi qui les y a mises!!

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  36. I've had trouble with my comments not getting through…hope this one does. I've always commented that when driving in Switzerland, Germany or Austria, how quickly you can go from a large city to surrounding farms.

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  37. Breathtaking views! Such a beautiful country side!

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  38. Breathtaking! I'd go cycling everyday with such beautiful views :)

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