I don’t know what it is called, but it is certainly quite spectacular to watch – jumping on a bike, that is. I was enjoying the lovely spring sushine, trying to take yet another picture of my favourite trees in the field beside the Water of Cruden, near Hatton Mill.  All the bridge earth-works were behind me and I was trying to frame the Uppermill wind turbine in the space between the trees and  get a picture of the winter skeleton branches.

I looked over to my right and saw Luke’s head suddenly appear above the bushes, then disappear just as quickly.  Now there was a photo opportunity!   He was glad to cooperate and I managed a few good shots as he made excelent use of the skateboard ramps beside the all-weather pitches.  The fence may be broken a bit and there is some graffiti on the ramps but it all gave the feeling of being “urban”, right there in the middle of Hatton.

And Luke was good, able to pull off the jumps for my camera and to get himelf  in just the right postion.   I don’t know how he does it.  Thanks Luke!

There are other jumpers I have been trying to photograph on my daily walks, but they are not as cooperative as Luke.  I have been watching the lambs in the field behind the Hatton shop.  I have tried to get them to jump for me, as I waited patiently beside the fence on the Auchlethen road.   But no luck so far.  But then lambs don’t have a Facebook site to post their photographs on, like Luke!