BIKE RIDE TO WEINHEIM
Spring is still with us so I just had to get on my bike again.  It was a bit cloudy but I did get to see some sun.  I rode about 20 miles today out to Weinheim to the east of Vogelstang near the hills.  The wind was with me going there and against me coming home.  Since I had the wind at my back for a good part of the way going to Weinheim, I had plenty of energy to climb some of the roads in the Schloss Wald Park.  I'll probably be sore tomorrow.  I must try to remember to bring Aleve or Tylenol on some of these rides.

This is just outside Heddesheim.

I saw this guy working on the power lines in this car thing he moved along the wire.
What a job that would be. 

Only paid Flowers bring friends.  This is one of the flower fields where you can cut the flowers yourself.  Then you put your money in the barrel.

Onward to Weinheim.  I found the Wald Park first so I rode almost every green path you see in this map.

The forest was really nice.  So many kinds of trees.  
Birches, Cedars, Magnolias, pines, nut trees,  so many!

The trees with white blossoms are Magnolias from China.

Most of the trees had signs, I couldn't read it all but it was nice to see some of the names.

This is taken at the top of a big hill that I had to walk up the last bit because it was so steep.

 A Spring in the woods.   This was in the woods with a sign that explained that this sick guy who had tuberculosis, nose bleeds and other illnesses was cured because he went in the cold water everyday for a few seconds 10-15 degree C? water.  So I guess that's why they captured this spring and made the pool, drinking fountain and small lake.

These guys had a really scary job.
The wind was blowing this tree and they where way up in it pruning the branches.

Of course this park had a BIRD Park too.

The old part of town looks like many of the German Towns. This one had many shops and restaurants.

OK, OK, I would have lost a couple of pounds on this ride if I had not ordered one of these!  But it was SO GOOD.   And the plate isn't as big as it looks in this photo.

This was a ruin on top of the next hill across from the Schloss.  I didn't go up there.  Maybe next time.

Such a beautiful blooming tree!