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Old 12-15-20, 09:46 PM
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Show us your bike in front of the Tree

My tree's sincerity level went up considerably when I put the Bianchi in the shot:



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Old 12-16-20, 07:53 AM
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Old 12-16-20, 08:23 AM
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How bout "show us your donated bike with a child in need".
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Old 12-16-20, 08:28 AM
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You didn't say which tree.
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Old 12-16-20, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by '02 nrs
How bout "show us your donated bike with a child in need".
Feel free to start your own thread.

My bike in front of Fort Worth's Christmas Tree

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Old 12-16-20, 08:48 AM
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I concur, lots of trees in my neighborhood!

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Old 12-16-20, 09:58 AM
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Minos had to show off his fresh haircut. Peace.
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Pretty white holidays so far in Penn's Woods. We've been buying live trees for years. Enjoy them thru then plant them. We have them all over the property. This one should move inside this weekend.




This was Tuesday morning after our first snow. That spot now has 8" of snow on it from last night. Tough day today clearing it away as needed. Yeah, normally the Raleigh does not go out in the snow but Jeff asked. ya see.

I'll bet BFisher has considerably more snow than we have and it will be much colder tonight up in them hills.
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Old 12-17-20, 05:03 PM
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Re-planting them after use is awesome; good on you

How many have you "repurposed" over the years?

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Old 12-17-20, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Prowler
Pretty white holidays so far in Penn's Woods. We've been buying live trees for years. Enjoy them thru then plant them. We have them all over the property. This one should move inside this weekend.


This was Tuesday morning after our first snow. That spot now has 8" of snow on it from last night. Tough day today clearing it away as needed. Yeah, normally the Raleigh does not go out in the snow but Jeff asked. ya see.

I'll bet BFisher has considerably more snow than we have and it will be much colder tonight up in them hills.
Over a foot at my house. Nice Raleigh!
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
Re-planting them after use is awesome; good on you

How many have you "repurposed" over the years?

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We started as the nest was emptied, maybe 10 years ago. As I now have CRS, I'd have to go walkies, and try to count em. One year I farted around too much and we lost that one. They are nice to see vs the ones that "accidentally" roll out of folks living rooms onto our property, at times.
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Old 12-17-20, 07:08 PM
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"the tree", or "a tree"?

I happen to have access to a tree that has been the background for more than a few bike photos. Definitely too big to drag indoors!



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Old 12-17-20, 07:34 PM
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Any tree is fine, but because this is December, well...THAT tree

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instead of "bike in front of a tree", let me try "bike in the tree"....




better?

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My wife’s Tommasini in its usual place. She doesn’t like to lug it up and down from the basement.

My Basso looking back at the University of Virginia Pratt Gingko tree.

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If I were to bring a bike into the house proper to where the Christmas tree now stands...well, my body would likely never be found...
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Tree ornaments
I don’t know, I’m thinking bike version of Blair Witch Project
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Tree ornaments
Excellent idea! I was just looking for extra storage space! Thanks.
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I started in the fall going on short rides through neighbourhoods taking pictures of my bikes in front of decorated lawns. This was part of my Christmas rendition.
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Trees out on the Colorado plains are rare but when you find them they tend to be big. Cottonwood



This is more like it. Juniper.



Catalpa.



Tangle of invasive elms, Russian olive, and a few native cottonwoods.



A bit of a massive old cottonwood



I told ya they get big!



If you get high enough around here the trees tend to get small, old, and very tough. Those pines in the background could be 150 years old and only 3 inches in diameter. Air becomes somewhat scarce up there too.



What passes for a “tree” in Tucson.

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What passes for a “tree” in Tucson.

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Nice picture but....Ouch!
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