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The bike ride to Groningen today was a bit on the "fresh" side. It was around 3-4 C and it was quite foggy. This actually made for very pleasant cycling as I was dressed for the weather.
I'm lucky that I live in a country where pretty much everyone can afford proper clothes, has a warm home, and has enough to eat. These are things that we should always be thankful for.
Here are a couple of photos taken on the way there and back.
#regel17 #cycling #biketooter #recumbent

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After 18 km or so, my bike took a rest next to the cycle-path while I ate some of my lunch. The fog today was a bit of a problem for cycling because my glasses kept misting up and I had to wipe them regularly to see where I was going. Unfortunately, my recumbent bike doesn't have a stand so I have to lay it down if there isn't a convenient object to lean it against. The frame is very high in the middle and I've never found a stand anything like long enough to support it.

On the way back it was even foggier. There's an "electricity pylon" on the other side of the canal here, just a few metres away, which was almost invisible. It's not actually a pylon, btw, but an artwork which commemorates both the founding of Groningen and the energy produced in this area of the country.

David Hembrow

@hembrow@todon.eu · 4 weeks ago

I went to Groningen today to protest for Gaza. There's a demo every other week between 13:00 and 14:00 in Groningen. These are quiet demos. We hold up signs and a few people hand out information to anyone who is interested.

Many olive trees which Palestinians rely on to make a living have been destroyed by the Israeli occupation so today they were handing out information about Stichting Plant een Olijfboom, who ask people to make a donation which is equivalent in value to planting an olive tree. You can donate a similar amount to what it costs to buy a Christmas tree.

https://www.planteenolijfboom.nl/

Groningen was full of Christmas shoppers, and there were bands on the streets playing Christmas music. The whole story revolves around locations in Palestine: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth etc. That people listen to these stories, while they ignore what's going on on the ground right now in those locations, is something that I find very strange.
#gaza #groningen #palestine #israelTerroristState #planteenolijfboom

Quiet protest for Palestine in Groningen

David Hembrow

@hembrow@todon.eu replied · 4 weeks ago

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Megan Lynch (she/her)

@meganL@mas.to · last month

Today is #BandcampFriday, a day where they waive their fees so artists can take home more of what you're paying for our music.

I'm disabled. I need accessible transportation & exercise and have been going without most of this year due to US stuff. I cannot afford to get it without your help.

You can donate directly at https://paypal.me/plantedu but for those who hate PP, Bandcamp can take credit/debit cards so you can donate to me by buying my music & putting a "tip" donation. #MutualAid

Green and brown generic Bandcamp Friday graphic that has been modified with a photo of a Greenspeed Magnum XL recumbent trike, which has a weight capacity of 400 lbs, rare among recumbent trikes. Text says "Bandcamp Friday December 5" and I've inserted my music site: meganlynch.bandcamp.com

Megan Lynch (she/her)

@meganL@mas.to replied · last month

Thank you to the person who donated today by buying my discography and giving a "tip"!

EDIT: Thank you to the person who bought my album and the other who also bought my discography!

#BandcampFriday #MutualAid #Recumbent #Accessibility

plactagonic

@plactagonic@f.cz · 4 months ago

Over the weekend I tried off-road capability of my "new" #recumbent bike.

I have to say that wet stones aren't the best surface for any bike so it failed on that but some light terrain (gravel, forest, dirt roads) is ok.

Btw I love the interactions with people that see something like this for the first time and they usually ask me to try it. I still have to figure out what's the best way to teach them how to ride it. Some people get it quite quickly, others fall from the bike and don't want to get on it again. But most of them say that it's super comfy, at least some appreciation for recumbents even if they can't ride it.

(The few followers that can recognise the road I took it on knew how nasty and difficult it is to ride a bike there)

#regel17 #BikeTooter

Recumbent bike in front of information sign in the forest.

Megan Lynch (she/her)

@meganL@mas.to · 4 months ago

Pls boost!

I have been without anything accessible to ride for transportation since early this year. I am disabled & cannot walk far. Cycling hurts less & helps me go much farther, plus it gives me transportation independence!

You can help by buying my music TODAY #BandcampFriday, when Bandcamp waives its usual % on every sale I make.

It's my bday this month & being able to ride again would be 🥳

https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me

#Music #BikeNite #Cycling #BikeTooter #Disability #Recumbent #MutualAid