There's no place I'd rather be than at the lake's edge!

Not violence and dominance, but compassion and love are the foundation of nature.

Chapter VI - Sorrow is now available! Visit my website to see the first six chapters. Three more chapters to go! www.auntieelk.com/wic

Mallards

From last night's festivities. I wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2026!

Sunrise at the lake.

Look who's growing some complex feathers!🔍

Hooray! I'm back from the land of the sick! 🤒 Here's Chapter V - Gratitude www.auntieelk.com/wic

Happy Little Goslings

Chapter IV - Summer Solstice www.auntieelk.com/wic Here's a little sunshine for this Winter Solstice 2025! 🎁❄️🍾

Happy Winter Solstice! Since we STILL do not have any snow, here's a picture from Summer Solstice.

A dabbling brood

With every feather that dropped, the silence grew.

A feather in the meadow.

Molt - I www.auntieelk.com/wic

Chapter III The Molt www.auntieelk.com/wic #ActivistArtist

A new day is dawning. #ActivistArtist www.auntieelk.com/wic

I HATE climate change. Yesterday this yearling walked past my home. While it is normal to be kicked out of the family group by now, this precious bear, who was obviously terrified, should be tucked up cozy in a den surrounded by snow. Instead, all we have to offer is dirt and dried pine needles.

🎼You better watch out! 🎶 Visit www.auntieelk.com/wic to check out Walking in Circles #ActivistArtist

🚀TIME WARP WEDNESDAY!!! 🚀 Monday they were making snow. Today we are under a Winter Storm Warning! 🤞❄️🏂 #photography

The most happening spot on the lake... the Lake Hut. #photography www.auntieelk.com/wic

Happy November 30th! 🚣‍♂️🏔️🪺 CHAPTER I - SAFETY is now available! 🔎 If you look closely, there are two pics in the beginning where the gosling still has a tiny egg tooth on their upper mandible. 🤩🐣✌️ #ActivistArtist www.auntieelk.com/wic

Walking in Circles - A Photographic Transformation ❄️🏂Coming winter 2025/26 🏔️⛄ #ActivistArtist

This week's chapter is now available! Prologue - Pinecone Lake www.auntieelk.com/wic/ I hope you enjoy it. #photography

📣 ☕ 🍪 My #ActivistArtist project is to bring the summer solstice sun to the darkest day of the year, December 21, 2025 #WinterSolstice 📖🎄❄️ There will be a new chapter every Sunday. Stay tuned! 🕯️🎁🏔️

I want to thank my 188 followers! It feels like only yesterday we were at the Taos No Kings protest and I had to explain to my partner that 43 followers were not a lot of followers. That actually, with only 43 followers, I was still in the “might be a troll” category. #photography

The completed series can be viewed here: auntieelk.com/series/ #photography

The End

This is the day I want to remember in the cold of December. The weather was so perfect it inspired sensations not normally felt, so I laid in the grass, smelt the Earth, felt the sun, listened to the silence, and lingered in the gratitude. #photography

As the saying goes, humans progressed out of the stone age because no one owned the stones. Soon snow will cover all the stones and Ember will be chasing bouncy balls. She may be a quadruped, but even my dog knows that once something can be purchased, we had best have enough for everyone. #dogs

A final autumn shot of both my fur babies. Of course, Jackson has a majestic pose and Ember be like 😜. #dogs

Finally, the Border Collie stood still for 1/500th of a second. #photography

October 27 - A few stubborn leaves refuse to leave their aspen tree and the grass is brown. The autumn dream is over.

October 20 - Some dogs are stick dogs other dogs are rock dogs. Which dog is your dog? #dogs

A single aspen tree is all that remains of autumn, but it's OK to be different. #photography

All the aspens are leafless now, except for one which is still glorious with golden autumn leaves. #photography

October 16, 2025 Our BFF from Texas arrived today. He's a Border Collie.

October 15, 2025 Enlightenment #photography

Still savoring the flavor of freedom — tastes like democracy and peanut butter. #BlueWave

New York - you are the light. #Zohran

These days Ember returns with leaves attached to her rock. #photography

October 14 - Ember chasing rocks again. #photography

The dogs and I wondered off the trail and found this little grove of aspens still with all their leaves. It's the middle of the day, but the sun hangs low on the southern horizon. #photography

Ember and her tongue #photography

October 9 - Back home

October 6, 2025 - Here's what i love about photography: Light exists because of darkness, and darkness gives shape to light — each defines the other. #photography

Dig dig dig! As usual, the Palo Flechado hike ended at the wash station at Blue Sky Pet & Feed Supply.

October 4, 2025 - The aspens still have their autumn color, but with every gust of wind, the golden leaves spiral to the ground. Today, the Palo Flechado hiking trail is hidden under golden leaves. It is beautiful, but also a sign that the end is near. #photography

Autumn hike at Palo Flechado Pass. It was mostly cloudy with brief moments of spectacular sunlight. #photography

Southern Rocky Mountains - October 6, 2025 #photography