Last week was cold, certainly no surprise considering it's Winter in Scotland but the weekend warmed up nicely, Saturday was an "overtime " day, a bit of work in the garage and a visit from my brother John. Sunday was warm enough so we dragged out the 650 BMW's and managed a run towards Tummebridge, passing the "Queens view" on the way, we stopped for 5 minutes to take photos. The car park is owned by the local council (I assume) and they maintain it but it got me thinking who did they buy it from? With whose money? and worse who owns the land around there? How did they get the land? Did they steal it? were they gifted it for taking part in a battle? or by sacrificing "their men", ultimately I suppose all land has been stolen and over the years people managed to lay "Claim" to it by using lawyers who are in my opinion as trustworthy as a snake. This isn't going anywhere but it makes you think, it certainly gave me something to ponder.
The biggest question that prayed on my mind is how can the council who are funded by the local taxpayer charge me to park my bike on a bit of ground that ultimately I helped pay for and maintain, so I didn't pay on this occasion, what a rebel.
We stopped at a non paying layby before Aberfeldy that has nice views and yet another where we have our Norton meeting sometimes to take more views and to enjoy the rain because every time we stopped it rained but what a braw day, quiet roads and excellent scenery and the bike rolled over 54,000 miles just before we got home.
A day of quiet contemplation whilst riding the bike and I felt relaxed and mentally in tune with the Earth after it, try it, its excellent
The Guzzi Spada is taking shape, not sure which shape but some kind of shape, I suppose a Guzzi shape, I have entered the putting things back on stage, very slowly at this point whilst I wait for things to come back from the powder coaters and clean various parts to make sure it is going together nicely, pictures soon hopefully
Keep on keeping on
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| The Queens view (Wonder if Queen Victoria paid to park her horse and carriage?) |
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| Tea stop |
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| A thing |
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| Bonnie views |
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| At the Norton car park |
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| It was dreich at this point and there were no hills to be seen |
