Bec

@bec2222.bsky.social

Amateur photographer | voracious reader | dog lover | resistance member

I was doing a daily lap through my front yard on Monday, which I’ve converted to a perennial flower garden, and I spotted this cutie popping up. I have no idea how a Pansy ended up in this area (since I didn’t plant it) but I could not be happier. Hopefully our May snowstorm doesn’t take her out 😬

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Another photo of my lilac blooms. I planted her three years ago and have waited (impatiently) for the blooms to really show themselves. This is the first year they’ve really come in and it brings me so much joy and hope.

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On the days I can feel myself getting swept up by the deluge of terrible news, I sometimes have to close everything and just scroll through my memories. I took this photo a few years ago during a work trip to Utah when I took time away from my chaotic schedule to get lost in nature. More of this.

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Listening to millennial emo music while going through old photos. Screaming “I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby!” while reliving a backpacking adventure just hits right.

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My heart has been heavy lately. I know I’m not alone in this feeling. I spoke with a friend today about how we can’t lose our sense of wonder and joy during these dark times. We can’t lose our joy, humanity, or hope. Sunsets bring me back to this core truth. #joyisresistance #fuckice

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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad. The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

As the shutdown continues and our federal employees continue to work without pay, I think back on a time when I traveled more for work and never once worried about my safety. It is such bullshit that MAGA is putting people at risk in every way possible: healthcare, aviation, taking kids to school 🤬

Snowy mountain peak taken from 30,000 feet in an airplane.

The iPhone 17 pro camera is…. Insane. I’ve just been wandering around my neighborhood looking for excuses to take photos. It’s honestly been cathartic and helping me pay more attention to the world around me. This fall evening required no edits whatsoever 🤩

Fall evening with a setting sun across a lake. The ground covered in fallen yellow leaves.

Went on a much needed solo hike with the pups on Saturday to a very popular lake. It pays off to hike during shoulder season. When the fall leaves disappear so do many of the hikers. It had this place all to myself. 🙌

Snowy mountain peaks reflected in a still mountain lake.

It’s been a beautiful fall in CO. This was about a week before the “peak”. I’ll never get over the golds creeping up the mountains.

Yellow aspens in front of a lake and jagged peaks.