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Recently I have started looking around a lot more when I ride and stopping when something catches my eye to take a photo. Whether it is bright flowers or fungus in the forest, I’ll stop to have a look. I seem to want to catch the little things that many people are too busy to notice.  I really have no idea why they are catching my eye but for now I’ll stop to take artsy pictures and post them up.

I had a couple of hours to get out for a ride so I boarded my Trance and pedaled up to Golden Ears Park.  I had my chest-cam on at the Alouette River crossing so I filmed what I get to cross when ever I go for this ride.   A little later at a small stream crossing I noticed what appear to be trout fry so I dipped my waterproof camera in the water to see what its like to be a fish.

My ride was pretty good and I actually kept a decent pace to the Mike Lake turn off and back home crossing the Alouette River again on the return.

I noticed this glowing orange mass on a cedar in the forest, so I snapped a photo and looked up its name.  Turns out its an edible fungus/mushroom that some people think tastes like chicken; hence the name Chicken of the Woods.

After working at home all day I decided that I needed a little break, so I put on my riding shorts, grabbed my helmet and took off for a ride.

I rode up to Alco park and then crossed Alouette River into Golden Ears Park.  I then headed back along some trails and crossed the river again at 24oth and home.

This ride took all of an hour with a pause for a quick photo.

Summer weather makes river crossings oh so refreshing.