One-flowered Wintergreen, with texture

Yesterday evening, I finally got round to backing up all the photo files (626 GB) on my hard drive to another, larger external hard drive. After a few hours, I checked to see how it had done and discovered that only maybe half the photos had been copied. So, I started a second copy, hoping that this time, all the files would be successfully copied. This morning, I found that it was successful. So, I decided to delete the first copy, forgetting that the second copy was actually downloaded within the first copy. So another nine hours wasted! Tonight, I will have to start all over again, and then I need to do the same with a second, larger hard drive. I am almost out of room on my computer hard drive and need to start deleting a lot of my oldest images, or I will not be able to download new photos to it, and I will start to have a lot of problems. I don't use my computer while the back-up is in process, which is a bit frustrating. Yes, I would much rather be out on a nice drive : )

On 13 July 2018, I more or less repeated my drive from two days earlier, except that I also called in at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park to see if there was any sign of fungi growing. It is still not the peak of the fungi season, so I was not too hopeful. I barely entered the forest, as it still gives me the creeps, - Bears, Cougar and Moose are seen there, and I have been told so many times not to go by myself. So far, I have only seen a very large Moose. I did find a cluster of very tiny mushrooms and several clumps of orange Coral Fungus in their usual location. Took a few wildflower shots, too, which I don't do very often these days, unlike a few years ago. I don't often see this plant species - and it is quite easy to overlook.

When I took this photo, I did something that I haven't done for a long, long time! I actually got down on my hands and knees, but only because I was in a secluded spot where I could be sure nobody was likely to witness my getting up : ) And I was on my own. I find this flower difficult to photograph, whether from a distance or close up. I have just started taking a few macro shots with my old Canon SX60, so tried to use it for this flower. Often, in order to see the underneath parts, the flower needs to be tipped upwards. If that is done, it must be done very gently using a tiny twig or leaf, not with ones fingers, as the oil in the skin can kill plants or attract insects or animals that eat the flowers. The light in the forest was not good and I ended up with grainy photos that are not sharp. Such a fascinating flower, which is also known as One-flowered Pyrola. I added a filter in post-processing to make the flower stand out a bit more.