The things I can't share

For one reason or another, this blog has turned primarily into a vehicle for sharing my cycling experiences with the world through the lens of my camera. However, there are often little subtle things that I haven't managed to adapt to that particular medium. Last night was a prime example, now that I've finally decided that riding 66km after work isn't all that excessive after all. It was one of those really dark nights that often happen in Tallebudgera Valley before the moon is up. Dark, but not totally so.

There was enough startlight around to light a silhouette of the surrounding mountains. At one point, the road passes by a beautiful lake. Indeed, I've featured a number of daytime shots of this area on these pages previously. Last night, however, was just too subtle to capture, the starlight on the mountains and the lake was absolutely exquisite -- it's that moment immediately after coming out of a patch of forest, into the "light", for that moment before the road turns away from the lake again. Maybe next time I'll slow down and make the moment last a little longer.

Given that there isn't exactly a queue of people lining up to join me on these evening exploits, I have only my words with which to share these experiences with the world. Still, for those truly brave souls who are close enough to take advantage of it, I'll be there same time next week.