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Larry Monte 🇨🇦
@larrymonte.bsky.social
A Canadian with a passion for Health, Nature and the Environment.
-No vehicle since 1986 (#walk #bicycle)
-Owner of too many photos
-Brain Fart enthusiast
-62nd tour around the sun

(Posted photos / videos are my own unless a repost or otherwise stated)
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Some notes about my photos:
-most are direct from camera (colourblind-ish - so no colour editing).
-amateur (therefore, lower end cameras and iPhone12).
-generally just documenting my cycling journeys (1000's km/yr).
-south/central Ontario in Canada is my playground.
-nature = best photo subjects!
Fun before Sun!
Since our local trails are still covered in broken trees from the ice storm, I was forced back to town trails on my morning ride. #notALumberjack Here's some shots of a local park before sunrise. 20km. 😎
#bikePacking #bikeTouring #cycling #playGround #photography
April 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
May 2022. An early morning ride on a foggy rural road.
#cycling #bikePacking #bikeTouring #fog #sunrise #nature #photography
April 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Our parking lot after the Ontario ice storm. We may not see power back until tomorrow. Everything closed or cancelled. What a mess!! Lots of new ground fuel for summer fires.
#ONStorm #iceStorm #weather
March 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Random Photo: "SunDog"
Caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the high atmosphere. 😎
#justARandomPic #sundog #sun #nature #photography
March 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Random Photo: "Over the Horizon"
The day begins. May it be as peaceful as this picture. 🙂
#justARandomPic #sunrise #morning #nature #photography
March 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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There was a wee bit of a sunset tonight, nothing spectacular but lovely all the same.

Time to dream, friends!
March 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Good morning and happy Friday everyone!
It’s still dark thirty out, photo from July 2013
#sunrise
#clouds
March 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Today. Nothing puts a smile on my face faster than a bright, spring day on the bicycle. It was 18C which meant first day wearing shorts! (I'll spare you the pasty, white leg shots! 🤣) The wind was pretty gusty so a good workout! 24km
#cycling #bikepacking #bikertouring #spring
March 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Random Photo: "Laser Beam"
A shot across the bow on a clear bright morning. 😎
#justARandomPic #bikepacking #biketouring #cycling #sunrise #photography
March 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Random Photo: "Good Morning, Sunshine!"
I'd sleep in more if these early morning scenes weren't so amazingly great!😎😍
#justARandomPic #sunrise #morning #nature #photography
March 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Been uploading some photos from last year to iNaturalist and check it out. I have never seen a wasp with fuzzy antennae like this. (Tribe Diapriini?) Pennsylvania
March 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag, @erikdepay.bsky.social ; een hele fijne dag vandaag 🥳🎁🎂
March 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Random Photo: "Morning Light"
A very still morning. Reflections are perfect here. 😎
#justARandomPic #creek #morningLight #nature #photography
March 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Night Ride! Another overnight tour to get in shape for the riding season. Still waiting for trails to dry up (you can see the trail behind the bike in the 2nd pic). Still too soft and mushy so we toured paved rural roads for the night. 41km.
#nightRide #cycling #bikeTouring #ruralRoads #nightLife
March 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Random Photo: "Liquid Water"
This area is still covered in ice. It won't be long now before it's all gone and we return to scenes like this. Just a couple/few more weeks... Can't wait! 🚴😎
#justARandomPic #morning #sunrise #nature #photography
March 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Have a lovely Thursday all.
Take some time in your normal day to stop and enjoy the little things you normally miss.
March 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
One of my favourite late winter / early spring activities - night riding! 🌜🚴
With a -12C windchill, your only warmth is to keep moving. Extremely invigorating! Body feels electric! 23km
Also ZERO traffic! This is our main street at 3:30am. 😎
#cycling #biketouring #nightCycling #nightRiding
March 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Golden Glow. Along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California. Oct 2007

#sunset #santacruz #photography #travel #tf_photography #tf_photoscapes #tf_photoescapes #landscape
March 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Abstract droplet 💚💚💚💚💚
#Macro #nature #photography
March 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Random Photo: "Fog Barn"
I love the vast possibilities of a new day at sunrise.
#justARandomPic #sunrise #nature #barn #photography
March 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today: Finally! High enough temps and dry roads prompted me to convert my Winter Clothes Rack back into a Bicycle! 20km 👕➡️🚲
Tonight: While waiting for dry trails, I get in shape riding town roads overnight. ZERO traffic - roads are MINE!! Night air is invigorating!
#cycling #spring #newRidingSeason
March 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Random Photo: "Being Specific"
You know a Canadian 🇨🇦 is pissed with someone when they make a permanent metal sign specifying a specific group/person to stay out!
(Sign has been here for 15+years! Don't screw with us!! We hold grudges!!🇨🇦💪)
#justARandomPic #trespass #sign #IamCanadian #CanadaStrong
March 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Random Photo(s) "Beauty and the Fungus"
No theme here. These were 4 sequential pics in the directory I was browsing. I liked them, so here they are. 🌼🍄😎
#justARandomPic #flower #mushroom #fungi #nature #photography
March 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM