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04/29/2026

The Great Sand Dunes National Park is truly magical 🪄🧙

They are the tallest sand dunes in North America, reaching ~750 ft, shaped by opposing wind directions and seasonal flow from Medano Creek 🏖️💨

Brought my lil Wizard from LEGO set 6020 (Magic Shop) which is a classic Castle-era minifig, I thought it would be fun to throw in a little new age Harry Potter accessory as well 😝🏰

Yet again I found a little ladybug to capture acute shot at one of my favorite places, also sweep to see you me and my pups 😊🥾

Even in this dune environment, insects are highly adapted where many beetles use a waxy cuticle to limit water loss, stay active during cooler periods, and burrow into sand where surface temps can exceed ~140°F 🌡️🐞

Ladybugs are predators that feed on aphids and other small insects, helping protect dune vegetation and maintain plant stability in an ecosystem with limited water and nutrients 🐜🌱

04/28/2026

Koala Suit Fan from LEGO Minifigures Series 28 finding a big prick outside the Great Sand Dunes National Park 🐨🌵

I took this shot on a beautiful trail along the outer edge of the dunes and found both live and dead cactus partially buried in the sand 🥾🏜️

Cacti in dune systems survive by storing water in thick tissues and using shallow, widespread roots that rapidly absorb moisture from brief rain. Most use CAM photosynthesis, opening stomata at night to limit water loss in extreme heat 🌧️☀️

Cacti also help stabilize loose sand, reduce erosion, and provide habitat and food for insects, birds, and small mammals in this harsh environment 🪲🦂🐇

04/27/2026

Minifig Meditation in southern Colorado 🧘🏔️

Threw this minifig together from build-a-fig parts at Bricks & Minifigs in Centennial, Colorado and brought it along for a weekend camping trip near the Sangre de Cristo mountains 🏕️📍

Found this cool little quartz bit that seemed like the perfect crystal for this witchy, meditation girly 🔮🪨

Cool rock fact: quartz is silicon dioxide and makes up a large portion of Earth’s crust that can generate a small electric charge under pressure, which is why it’s used in watches and electronics 📲🌎

Near Fort Garland, quartz commonly forms in veins when hot, silica-rich hydrothermal fluids move through fractures in the rock during mountain building. As pressure and temperature drop, the dissolved silica crystallizes into quartz and over time weathering breaks down the surrounding rock, leaving resistant quartz pieces exposed at the surface like this 🌋🗻

04/15/2026

Do you agree that droids would be snowboarders and clones would be skiers? 🤔❄️

Grabbed these ski and snowboard accessories from Bricks and Minifigs in Centennial for this winter setup 🏔️

Also picked up these Citizen Brick beer cans that are pretty great for any photoshoot 🍻

Took these photos on Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park last month📍

Fun fact: Bear Lake sits at ~9,475 ft and is somewhat shallow for an alpine lake, maxing out around 30 feet deep. It was carved by glaciers during the last Ice Age, which is why it has a more broad, bowl-shaped basin 🧊📏

In the winter, under the ice, cold-water species like trout, small aquatic insects, and zooplankton can stay active in near-freezing water by slowing their metabolism and using natural antifreeze proteins ❄️

04/08/2026

Winter edition clone trooper literally "Walking on a Dream" at Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park 🏔️❄️🤪

Snagged these Lego snowshoes from Bricks and Minifigs in Centennial, Colorado 📍🔥

Crampons (the spikes on my boots) were definitely necessary for this shot and hike... Swipe to see me out on this frozen lake for this adventure 🧊😝

Crampons are super helpful for moving across ice or firm snowpack on winter trails, definitely saw a few people on this hike busting their a** without these spikes 🥾😬

Fun fact: early versions of crampons date back to around the early 1900s in European mountaineering when climbers in the Alps started using metal spikes strapped to their boots to move more efficiently on ice 🗻🥶

Now a fun mountain fact: Dream Lake, sitting around 9,900 ft in RMNP, regularly freezes thick enough in winter to support foot travel where alpine lake ice usually reaches around 12 inches or more during sustained cold periods, which is generally considered sufficient to support a person although this year i was questioning the stability with our uncharacteristic winter weather pattern serial in Colorado 😒🌨️

04/06/2026

After taking a Lego Masters mosaic class at a few months ago I've started loving playing around with these mosaic patterns 🤪🎨

I found some inspiration on Pinterest and instagram from and .on.monday who have some amazing designs! 🔥

So I thought I would join the mosaics on Monday thread to share some ideas 😊

04/03/2026

This baddie Crocodile minifig found a beautiful but toxic and invasive plant of the Colorado front range 🐊☢️

I love this crocodile from LEGO Minifigures Series 28 (71051) and found this weird plant along the Parmalee Trail at Mount Falcon park that seemed fitting 📸🏔️

At first these looked like little succulents or tiny green roses, but they’re actually Euphorbia myrsinites (aka Myrtle spurge). The leaves spiral tightly around the stem, which gives that stacked look 🪷🪴

I did realize afterwards when I looked this plant up that it might've not been the best idea to get this close... oops 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Myrtle spurge is a state-listed noxious w**d in Colorado, which means landowners are actually required to control or remove it because it spreads aggressively on dry hillsides like this and outcompetes native plants 🌱 ⚠️

It also produces a milky latex sap that can cause pretty serious skin irritation, and if it gets in your eyes it can lead to temporary blindness and significant inflammation 😳🥴

Why do beautiful plants and animals in nature always have to be so toxic?? 🤦🏼‍♀️🌾

03/31/2026

Hoth Rebel out for a winter hike in Rocky Mountain National Park 🏞️ ❄️

Took this minifig from LEGO set 7130 up to Emerald Lake and laid in the snow for this shot bc the basin is beautiful this time of year 😍📸

Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado sits around 10,100 ft and the cirque kind of traps cold air and limits sun, so the lake stays frozen and snow sticks around way longer than you’d expect. Nights up here can still drop well below 0°F with wind moving through 🥶💨

However, this March there has been some record warm days across Colorado. This kind of heat speeds up snowmelt earlier than normal which can mess with how long snowpack sticks around and when runoff hits later in the year, having serious implications for the summer fire season and increases drought risk for the front range 👀🌡️

At least Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back didn't have to experience global warming 😒

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