There are things that definitely feel very distant to me today, right now: the clouds, for example...
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All right, I know the clouds are distant for everyone really, but those who travel by plane get closer to them, donāt you think?
Iāve already started rambling, I know, but... but I will try to give shape to the idea.
Ok, I realise that some things once felt far away in my life, but today they are not. One of them, in fact, is so close that I can ātouchā it and even ārideā it. š¤£ Donāt worry, Iāll soon tell you what I mean.
Very much in line with what I came to share with you is this post I published on 25 August. I remembered it while thinking about how to tell you what happened to me and to link the anecdote to something else I did and want you to know, at least those who are reading these lines.
Two lists for a Sunday You should give it a chance and see what that piece I wrote four months ago is about.
It so happened that today I went to buy some spaghetti to make myself for lunch, and on my way back I noticed that in the crown of a royal palm, about 40 or 45 metres or maybe more from my house, there was a bird perched. I couldnāt tell what bird it wasā¦ so I started talking to myself, as I usually do in these and other situations:
Will I have time to open a gate and a door, go in and fetch the camera? Will I have time to also go to the room to get the SD card because I left it in the laptop yesterday? Will that blessed bird stay perched there so I can take its photo and at least manage to see what Iām looking at? I just canāt see it! From here it could be anythingāa mockingbird, a thrush, a sparrow that ate too much pizza!
I hurried.
And yes, there was time.
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Poor Panasonic Lumixāno, poor me. The first photo I didnāt crop; itās exactly what could be seen when using full zoom with my 45ā200 mm lens. The second and third photos are two cropped shots to see if anything showsā¦ well, it was a kestrel. Just look how much time has passed before I saw a kestrel again. And to top it all off, the bird took flight and stuck its wing right in the wayā¦ just as I pressed the shutter. No luck at all.
This is what I need, Universe! Not him, the camera! š And a contract with NatGeo!
Creative visualisation cannot ceaseā¦ but honestly, the power cuts weāre suffering are so discouraging. So the things I most long for now all appear distant, like that bird, and if I crop them to bring them closer, they look distorted, without definitionā¦ š tās what Iām feeling right now, and thatās why Iām writing itāto let off steam.
Do you know what this is? Maize, oil, salt, cheeseā¦ something you eat and eat and keep on eating because it tastes so good. Pelly, we know here as Pelly. How many memories this brings back from my childhood! I never eat it, but todayā¦ today, after I took those dreadful photos of the kestrel, I ate the whole packet of it, staring into nothingness.
And what was I talking about at the beginning? What I could touch and ride? LOLā¦ of course, my bicycle! Do you know how much I longed for it? A lot, believe me. Years ago I wished for it, but its manifestation sped up under certain mental conditions, I admit. So thenā¦ with such certainty I keep my faith. I wonāt deny that impatience gets the better of me and the darkness doesnāt help, š© doesnāt helpā¦ all right, Iāve already said that, I donāt want to be repetitive.
Well, if youāve made it this far, and since weāve got onto the subject of the bike, Iāll tell you that I created an alternative account which I automated with the Strava2Hive service.
Click on the banners if you wanna know! š
It doesnāt have much, only two posts, but I want to talk to you about this very soon with some ideas I already have, since Iām now taking charge ātemporarilyā of the Cycling Community. I would like to talk about the dangers of automation as well as its benefits, and also about what we can do to turn things not only in our favour, but in everyoneās.
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Here come my several hours of looking at nature and travel documentaries from the lucky few.
I understand your struggles lately too, here the air quality has been so bad. I've been stuck inside because of it, and just really feeling that itch to get out. There was a Christmas market opening yesterday evening that I attempted to go to and the air just killed my lungs so fast. Never experienced anything like it. Such a dense feeling, where the throat itches and the chest tightens.
Also the struggles with gear. So much more I want to do lately but finding some gear limitations. Need lights. Need a tripod. Need a wider focal length lens. Need more storage to store everything. Need a new camera. Need people to collaborate with! It'll all come into fruition eventually, but the creative mind doesn't care for tomorrow. It wants to act now!
I understand you very well, believe me. Ohā¦ storage. š¶ We have to live with this, hahahaā¦ Remember not to lose faith. We can also fulfil our dream. In fact, I recently received a message from a friend who is a paragliding instructor. I saw a status of his on WhatsApp flying over Varadero, our famous beach. He told me in his message that he was working there, that it was a dream come true. Dreams do come trueā¦
Hellooooo dear friend!!
What is Strava2hive about??
Warm regards...
Hola,
Ćchale un vistazo aquĆ: https://peakd.com/hive-176853/@strava2hive/strava2hive-frequently-asked-questions
Ok... gracias
The bird was waiting for you!
By the way, I had spaghetti for dinner last night, haha.
I love spaghetti. You can make it in so many different ways!
Es un ave hermosa, nuestro pequeƱo halcĆ³n š... mira esta foto.
https://ebird.org/species/amekes?siteLanguage=es_CU
Well, I liked the photos! Yes, even if I flew away I stayed there for a long time.
When I saw the black horse I almost died very dead, it was a cycling account, not a riding account!!! Congratulations!š
Oh, my little falcon! š Thank you! š
I know you donāt like people having several accounts, but sometimes itās better to keep things separate. Especially when I intend to exercise actively, as it is a form of meditation I very much need these days to keep from going mad.
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jajaja en un momento creĆ que no se podĆa tener varias cuentas.... vengo de plataformas donde tener multicuenta esta mal visto y me acostumbre a ello... deberĆa informarme mejor. Si es para tu bien bienvenido sea!
Siempre que la identifiques y se sepa que es tuya y que ademƔs no abuses, pues todo bien. Yo no pretendo hacer ni dos ni tres publicaciones diarias. Estoy trabajando en ella para que aƱada valor. Gracias Avecilla.
Seguro que serƔn publicaciones geniales!!! Buenas noches!