The Random Rideout Pictures

@DCS900 agreed. I eat most things including offal (not tripe or southern china delicacies). Enjoyed Kangaroo and had Gator/Snake in Arkansas, but not much to write home about.
Italian restaurants serve horse here, but strangely I felt wrong ordering it

 

Looks like Pink Vader.

 

Most "exotic" meats that I've had here at restaurants (gator, snake, etc.) are served deep fried. You mostly taste the batter, breading or dipping sauce they're served with.
Turns out I've been cooking my venison wrong forever. I'm a serial griller. I grill two or three nights a week all year and have been doing my venison on the grill. It's so lean it usually is tender but pretty dry. The interweb (several sources) said to pan sear it with olive oil, butter, thyme, rosemary and chopped onions. I tried this last night. MUCH better!

THE GRILL SHANTY
Built this fall of 2019. Hooked up to natural gas line - no more propane! I have a charcoal grill that I use occasionally but this is SO convenient.

 

They started out canning vegetables but for the last 15+ years or so mainly apples, as the area they’re located in was known as the apple capital of the world way back in the day. Not so much anymore as 90% or better of the orchards have been sold by the current generation (3rd and 4th) to developers for 3000+ sqft houses on a postage stamp size lot. I’m not a conservationist by any stretch of the imagination, but the landscape has changed drastically around here in the last 15 years, its crazy.

 

There were loads of floods this morning… that’s up by the Cumbrian Cow isn’t it?

 

My first full time job was at Oxleys. Glad you had fun on the ride.

 

Geoff Sharp? Yeah, big zed thou... I worked in the model shop with him, I had a cb125t and then soon a cb250rs at the time, I moved on to a CNC factory after about a year to become a programmer.

 

A ride out to the Mot testing station for my Thunderbird, and this was in the shop.

Thunderbird past with flying colours too.

 

What a beauty, Bikerman!!

 

Quaint little town, some nice scenery and roads to get here…

 

Why's it got a picture of a squatting gnome on the fuel tank? Oh wait...

 

Bitch.

 

A day two halves, I was out on the TDM around six am for a couple of hours and got pissed wet through… just glad to be out though!

 

I did see that: thought it was Super Mario ....

 

Great weather in the New Forest today.

 

Lovely sunny day today here in Galloway, and even quite warm for March. Had a good long ride, taking in one of my favourite roads: through Laurieston Forest and over the high moors, emerging high up on the side of the Fleet Valley and dropping gradually down to Gatehouse of Fleet. Magic.

 

Spectacular countryside, @Dave49! The road in that top photo must be beautifully canopied when the leaves come out later in the spring.

 

Yes, Sandi, it is beautiful there when the leaves come out. I'll try to post another photo in a few weeks time.

 

Stopped at my local farm shop for a sausage roll after a successful mot

 

Down (over, across, whatever) to the Ace today. I needed some more T-Bags! Anyway, saw this: