Thanks for the challenge, Amy! I don't take all of the freebies, but really love some of them from my favorite artists. ;)

One of the fun things in going through my videos, was finding those shots where it was clear that the bunny, a bird or a raccoon had studied the lens, especially at night. The funniest ones were the raccoon, with expressions of surprise and curiosity, and sometimes maybe suspicion.

The hallucinations started after steroid shots, and had not stopped, when I saw a bear in the cabin, and I had to let it go. But the night cam photo of the raccoon was as real as I know, and I couldn't quit thinking how much his tail reminded me of Alice's grinning Cheshire cat.

Thanks for the challenge, Diane! Alice was always my favorite story, so I sent her into the land of Steampunk. ;)

I wasn't clear at first, but this turned out to be fun. Thanks for the challenge. Rae!

With hundreds of videos to study, it didn't take long to learn which of the visitors to the feeders were friendly and which ones were not. The most interesting of all to me, was the way the towhee would so often fly in when a bunny was eating, and the bunny mostly didn't seem to mind.

A good one for my first page in January. Thanks for the challenge. I took the photo while he was driving. I asked him if this was good times and he said it was. Fine by me, don't overthink it! :giggle4:

On New Year's Day it was bitter cold with a strong wind. Snow was coming, and we knew we'd have to limit the time we were exposed to the weather. We also knew it would be a beautiful day for photos. The elk stayed sheltered and we enjoyed the views and the river ice.

JANUARY 2025 Challenge Layouts Links: Challenge 1: One Word https://oscraps.com/community/media/1-good-times.403775/ Challenge 2: Storybook/Fantasy https://oscraps.com/community/media/2-steampunk-alice.403838/ Challenge 3: Through the Lens...

When we got to the cabin, I headed to see the river and whether there were any tracks in the snow. We had a long string of unseasonably warm days in December, and the ice that was there a month ago was gone.It was shocking to me, to find a spring-like river flowing by.

In a few hours each day, I was able to turn about 700 videos from that day into 30-40 keepers, plus a set of highlight photos I would enjoy in my books. Sometimes only one screenshot was all I'd keep, and some videos would bring smiles but no useful stills. It was rewarding work.

A just-for-fun mood lifting page inspired by Jen's newest papers.

Inspired by a story to tell that worked well with Jen's new papers.

So often you have added comments that made me very happy for that day.Thank you, and you have a joyful season.

On Monday we had breakfast first, then made the loop to the Fall River Road turnaround. We saw elk foraging at the edge of town, but none in RMNP. I loved the continuing displays of fall color, and later the other-worldly look of the ice at Sheep Lakes.

In my daily notebook, I wanted to create a filler with colors to go with my book page https://oscraps.com/community/media/day-7-documented.402180/ and try out some of Joyce Paul's elements. I like how this turned out, so I'm posting it as my welcome to Joyce Paul, Right awy, I was very drawn to...

The elk were feeding on the other side of the valley from the viewing area, so we didn't stay long. At that point, the mountains were bathed in pink light. As we got to our spot to see the ice on the river, Longs Peak was at its best. In town after breakfast, I loved the snow on Mt. Meeker.

It was a good day on Tuesday as soon as we saw the elk. We hadn't seen them at all in November, although we checked all the places we'd found them in other years. It's worrying, so all of that faded away as soon as we saw a small grouping of big beautiful bull elk feeding in the meadow.

On Wednesday we delayed heading out until after sunrise and a later breakfast hoping to see more sun on the river in the places with ice. I would be very tired during each stay at high altitude, so I loved those moments when I was just still and watched the water hurry on its way.

Thanks for the challenge! This helped me actually get those fave photos into my book. :D