Whats that smell?

The Salmon Festival was this last weekend in Port Coquitlam. We took the kids and enjoyed the festivities. Today my daughter's Pre-school class also took a field trip to Hyde Creek to visit the Hyde Creek Education Centre and Hatchery.


Less crowded than the weekend, it was a pleasant morning.

The river has a musical quality.

Similar to the chimes of the children.
The leaves all shades of gorgeous, crunched underfoot.

We were lucky it didn't rain.
The kids learned about the life of the salmon.

From start to finish , here.

In this river.

That runs behind my house.

Its amazing to think about the wonder going on so close by.

And thoughts like that are what help you get through,

The stench.

Dead Salmon, that is.

Further on the path there is a pool.

Coho Salmon , spawning below.What a sight.