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Yesterday, I was a bit disappointed because I hadn't seen birds or hare all day. The mountain I climbed is called "Blyfjellet" - *the lead mountain* - and that name isn't about natural deposits, but...eh...explosive delivery.

The hunt hasn't started yet, so I was just hiking. Ended up meeting 8-10 ptarmigans here. What's remarkable is that this young female chick seems to have learned behaviour from its father: Directing potential predators away from eggs or siblings by staying on the ground, making me follow her. I complied with pleasure.

You can also hear the enormous difference in sound females and males make. The hen's clook clook can hardly be heard, the cock at the very end leaves no doubt as to what's flying up there.

So for years now, really, I have almost exclusively used my ebike to get anywhere when I am out and about on a bicycle. If long enough time passes, you kind of forget how heavy and cumbersome these are. Until the battery runs out while going somewhere, of course. Yesterday, my wife and I just went to a nearby waterfall, a few minutes ride, and didn't bother to pick our ebikes. Riding this simple bike that just stands parked under a roof for 360 days a year was so enjoyable! I couldn't believe how light and nimble it felt. It helped we didn't go uphill... :P So is there any ebike that can even possibly retain that feeling? Or will the addition of a heavy battery and a motor always change its character? Would it be possible to just build a new ebike out of a bicycle I already have - and how do you go about that? I could google this for hours and fall deep into a rabbit hole, presumably, but I wonder if anyone here has been through a similar thought process and would share any of their insights. :)

🔥 Ptarmigan chick is asking me to follow her off the trail and who am I to say no?

Espedalen and Auggedalen one summer evening a few weeks ago: 1h of cruising downhill from the high mountains, basically zero traffic. Norwegian roads at their best.

[Samsung A52] Cruising downhill from the high mountains, driving through Inner Ruralistan with basically zero traffic for an hour...a bit like in every car ad. :P

How do Americans define "ALL NATURAL"? This one had the unholy quartet of industrial food: Corn syrup, aromas, colours and stabilisers.

I kind of want to zoom in on the main hero here, but the resolution isn't really good enough for that...thoughts?

[Samsung A52] Another clip from Jotunheimvegen...not sped up this time. :P

Another clip from Jotunheimvegen, just for the high mountain vibes. No crashes, no NSFW and no cursing.

If you insist hard enough, even some dripping wet firewood from a long forgotten backup stack in the forest will burn... =8^)

Over the hood glimpse from one of Norway's most rural roads, "Jotunheimvegen", a private toll road cutting across a high mountain plateau.

The absolute serenity of crossing a high mountain plateau. Nobody gets hurt in this clip.

[Samsung A52] The absolute serenity of crossing a high mountain plateau.

We only had a partial solar eclipse in Norway...that was barely visible in this setup from the woods above my house.

[Sameuo U2000] Behold, the llama king!

My wife made crème brûlée today and I just love the final part just before serving: Caramelizing the sugar.

[Samsung A52] Driving over one of Norway's shortest high mountain plateaus - Valdresflye - with a peak at Jotunheimen, "home of the giants". Still mostly closed in winter.

DW has a dark analysis of Japarov's time in power, and Kyrgyzstan's slide on democracy rankings...do you agree with them, and when is the next revolution due?

Facebook be like: 95% of people can't figure out what's wrong with this photo!

Took a backup bike to a nearby waterfall on a rainy Sunday and discovered, again, it's like driving a sports car after being in a semi, compared to an ebike. Any chance to make an ebike feel like that?

Rare Matra Murena shitboxified

Just a few seconds on a nice road, alone.