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What ever will I do now?

This is my first week of retirement, and mostly it was spent emptying out the flat (that I had in lieu of commuting 300 km a day).

Next week we’ll spend on Walcheren.

But then project cycle, look at historical stuff and take photos is a go.

I have been quietly researching (or beginning to research) Colognes trading goods through the centuries. These will inform the destinations.

Or so the plan goes.

#history #photography #cycling #ebike #Cologne #Köln #retirement

New camera

For a while I lusted after a new camera, and now I have one. Just in time for my life as a hedonistic pensioner.

Am still getting used to the camera. But, so far I like it.

Here are some photos

View of the Middle Rhine, vineyards, castles, The Rhine, sunlight A scenic landscape features a river winding through green hills, with a castle visible in the distance.A white tower on an island in the river (Mäuseturm near Bingen and Rhine)A scenic landscape features a river winding through green hills.A historic stone tower with elaborate architectural features stands amidst a scenic landscape with green hills and fluffy clouds. St Martin, Oberwesel.

Location: Kastellaun
Height: 413,4
Coordinates: 50,07 - 7,44
Weather: 10 °C and mostly cloudy #checkin

Three rolls and a small baguette

I fed my old dough (3 weeks in the fridge) twice and added a couple of grams of dried lievito madre.

After a couple of hours on the counter the dough spent the night in the fridge.

Quite happy, but my lame needs a new edge

Freshly baked rolls and baguette are cooling on a wire rack.

@teamsauerteig@a.gup.pe @brotbacken@a.gup.pe #bread #brot #baking #backen #sourdough #sauerteig #Baguette

Location: Maastricht
Height: 51,1
Coordinates: 50,85 - 5,69
Weather: 18 °C and cloudy #checkin

Location: Valkenburg
Height: 83
Coordinates: 50,87 - 5,82
Weather: 19 °C and cloudy #checkin

Baguette Game

This is about the best I’ve made so far.

Two freshly baked baguettes are cooling on a wire rack, each with a dusting of flour and distinct diagonal slashes on the crust.

@teamsauerteig@a.gup.pe @brotbacken@a.gup.pe #bread #brot #baking #backen #sourdough #sauerteig #Baguette

Made it home just before a heavy Wolkenbruch (downpour). Oh jay for timing.

A map displays a cycling route near Rommerskirchen, marked with an orange path, covering 51.93 km and taking 2 hours and 41 minutes.

#bike #ebike #biketooter #fedibike #köln #koeln

Shaping up

Quite happy with the shape and cuts. The dough is the usual old dough starter that spent the night in the fridge.

Three elongated pieces of dough are placed on a dark surface, dusted with flour.

Three freshly baked baguettes rest on a cooling rack with a dusting of flour.

@teamsauerteig@a.gup.pe @brotbacken@a.gup.pe #bread #brot #baking #backen #sourdough #sauerteig #Baguette