Backlit mushrooms

Came across a cluster of orange mushrooms during one of my recent trips. Shot this image with camera laying on the ground, lens up. Not the sharpest image but I like it quite a bit.

Bikejoring

We've experienced a significant temperature drop over the last few days,  kind of bad for most people but good for my husky mix Miercuri. She's become alive again, keen to put on some miles after hiding in the shadow for the past couple of weeks.

Cluj-Napoca National Theatre

HDR image of the National Theatre in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The theatre was built between 1904 and 1906 by Austrian architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer who designed several theatres and palaces across Europe in the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Rhododendron myrtifolium in bloom

June is when the mountains here turn purple-pink. The Rhododendron myrtifolium blooms. Isolated in the Central European mountain ranges, this creeping shrub is found in the Carpathian and Balkan mountains between 1500 and 2400 meters. It can form large stands in the alpine heats. I gathered some flowers for tea yesterday, first time in over 10 years.

Field of poppies

Poppies near Alba Iulia, Romania. I captured this image on my way back home from Cluj.

Garmin GPSmap 60Cx on Ubuntu Linux

I finally have a Linux-only solution for downloading and analyzing data recorded by my GPSMap 60Cx. No more messing with VMware/VirtualBox, Windows XP, Wine and Garmin's MapSource, having to wait a good few minutes just to retrieve a few bytes of data from the GPS unit.

I use GPSBabel to download tracks and waypoints from the GPS unit, I then upload the data to Garmin Connect for visualization and analysis. Garmin Connect is not without fault but it gets the job done.

My latest bike trip shown on Garmin Connect

Track shown in GoogleEarth