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[BikerBabe]

Ice schmice!!!!! I'm taking the nephew(s) out on the frozen lake this weekend for a day of Ice fishing. Throwing the charcoal grill in the back of the truck and making a day of it.

Those flies look great, yet another hobbie I'd like to take up but just don't have the time for;(

Thanks Bucksnort, unfortunately the ice here isn't thick enough to support an adult, and with the next couple of days of plus temps isn't going to make it any better.
But your planned trip sounds great, I hope you guys'll have a great trip and many good catches.

[Bucksnort101]

If it weren't for Ice fishing in the Winter they would have locked me up long ago I'll be driving my 4x4 Extended cab pickup on the Ice this weekend. Should start a picture thread of my own I guess and post pictures of my adventures, well, mis-adventures anyway

[BikerBabe]

That'd be cool!

[Pong]

Very nice Maria, even if they made me jump from my seat. (Quite terrified of insects, especially very huge spiders. )

*Shivers*

[BikerBabe]

Sorry about that, Pong - I'll remember to post a warning the next time I upload anything that resembles bugs.

Anyway, I spend the day at home in bed, sleeping most of the day, trying to get rid of a major cold, when this little guy landed on my balcony to pick up the remains of a bird seed ball that the jackdaws further down in this post had their share of bird seeds:











So then I put some bird seed and hot water in two bowls on the same spot that Mr. Blackbird used; hopefully he'll discover it tomorrow and get something to eat and drink, since everything's still snow- and ice covered here. Brrrrrrr!
It's a good thing to have the camera with the good zoom lens lying ready on the coffee table, even in one's living room.

Here's the jackdaws having something to eat - shot the other day, when we had a wee bit of sun shining through the winter clouds for once:







The dark edges on some of the photos are my drapes getting in the way.

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice Maria!

[Pong]

Nice!

Here you won't find any interesting birds (Or anything interesting to photograph anyway), but anyway those are great shots!

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Great shots Maria! Hope you get to feeling better soon.

[wheelsup_cavu]

Nice shots BB.


Wheels

[BikerBabe]

Thanks noch einmal, guys.

[Njaco]

If it weren't for Ice fishing in the Winter they would have locked me up long ago I'll be driving my 4x4 Extended cab pickup on the Ice this weekend. Should start a picture thread of my own I guess and post pictures of my adventures, well, mis-adventures anyway

Buck, I'll join ya. I've been thinking of starting a thread with pics of my mis-adventures in the woods and puddle-jumping in my trucks over the years.

[BikerBabe]

Thanks again guys, here comes another round of motorcycle pics, this time from last week, when the amusement park Bakken opened.
It's been a tradition since the late 60's that motorcyclists from all over the Copenhagen area meet up for the opening of Bakken - in the beginning with the purpose of getting drunk and beating up the hippies, with local biker gangs modeled on the american biker gangs, who again originated from WW2 pilots returning home, and setting up motorcycle gangs of their own.
Later, this particular arrangement of opening Bakken got more peaceful with the participation of more family-oriented bike riders, and now the thing is for everyone.
We've had participants from many countries by now, Sweden and Germany being the main contributor of guests since they're our neighbour countries, but I've even spotted polish and canadian motorcycle license plates in the parade, so apparently the word is spreading.

Basically, it's all about showing up at 5 in the afternoon on the day, meet old friends, ogle bikes, kick tyres and catching up after the winter break...for those, who resort to that kind of thing, and whose motorcycles apparently aren't made for outdoors use.
At 7 in the evening, all take off - the police closes off all side roads on the route, so that the motorcycles can pass unhindered all the way from Nørrebro, Copenhagen, to Bakken, Klampenborg - a distance of about 13 kilometers.
The weather was brilliant - sunshine, 16 degrees C, almost no wind - a perfect spring day.
And btw, the same event takes place in the autumn when Bakken closes, but there's usually more participants at that occasion, as the weather is usually better...or some riders have gotten used to being outdoors again, I don't which is right...prolly both.



Opposites meet. Biker gang member and police officer.



Vintage motorcycle, Endurance - detail, headlight.



Endurance-owner (w. leather helmet) explains something to a pair of curious onlookers.



Goldwing owner (w.cap) and spectator.



View from a backyard.



Plastic rockets.



Cool mohawk on that helmet!



Beautiful motorcycle rider.



A "wee black one" - older beemer.



The sun is setting over Nørrebrogade.



Motorcycle with an attitude.



Beemer. Yum!



THE beemer.



Honda Goldwing.



Final preparations going on all around.



Waiting impatiently.



Onlookers.



Tuborgvej.



Strandvejen.



Parking at Bakken. The rider in front in the red jacket was a little elderly Honda-lady who could've been my mother, age-wise! So don't claim that you ever get too old to ride.



Bikers at the wishing well at the entrance.



Bye bye, see you again in the autumn.

[RabidAlien]

Looks like fun!

[evangilder]

Nice coverage of the motorcycles, Maria.

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Excellent work Maria! Looks like it was a lot of fun.