NOTES FROM A LEAFY CHESHIRE GARDEN Great joy as the moorhens bring in the first of their FOURTH brood this year (the randy buggers)!
Rob Whittle
@polkadotrob.bsky.social
Cycling: I am The Flying Goat of Leafy Cheshire! Dogs. Puns & whimsy. Author of “Polka Dots & Punctures”, a modern-day classic. Current holder of the thing I have in my hand.
Revised my Best Man Utd I’ve Watched team (Charlton, Best & Law were still around when I was a kid but I don’t remember seeing them). I might’ve gone a bit too defensive.
Great breakaway win by Sigrid Haugset is missed by two sets of eyes as, more importantly, it’s teatime. #TDFF2026
NOTES FROM A LEAFY CHESHIRE KITCHEN Wifey: I didn’t think I’d put that much soap in.
Nice ride out of Leafy Cheshire and up into them there hills.😊
@pippayork.bsky.social comes out with a classic “whittle things down” with 27.8 to go on today’s stage of the Tour de l’Ain. Great whittling, Pippa!👍 #WhittleWatch
Morning all!😀 Damp start to the day here in Leafy Cheshire.
THE MIDWEEK DEFINITION! Sackcloth: (noun) the handkerchief given to employees to cry into as they’re relieved of their duties.
THINGS THAT SHOULDN’T ANNOY ME BUT DO!!! No.71 This is a barn conversion just around the corner from us. It sits north west of the main house.
Morning all! Happy Monday!😀 (Montagne de Lure. 18.07.2016)
CYCLING NEWS EXCLUSIVE! Trump hijacks yet another iconic sporting moment. ‘I didn’t quite manage to clear him out of the way.’ says bloke in black t-shirt & shorts. #TDF2026
Tadej just beat my time up the Alpe. I’ll have to go back. #TDF2026ᴿᴾ
Morning all!😀 To paraphrase Chief Brody in Jaws 2: I know what a springer looks like because I’ve seen one up close!
