Ali Bastek

August 25, 2017

A Slow Summer

Ali Bastek

August 25, 2017

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What do you do on a slow summer's day? Enjoy the moments of free time you have to yourself and take in all the sweetness around you!

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In Wisconsin for the summer, working at a wildlife refuge. Enjoying letting my life unfold more and more.

Expect to see a lot of photos of pollinators because I bought a new used lens and I can get so much closer to bugs now!!!

My older brother is an A+ human and a better brother than I could have ever dreamt up!

He messages me updates on the ground squirrels that live outside his work. He sends me pictures of trees he deems ominous and photos of my cat (who he kindly wat

Little baby Arizona tree frog - the official Arizona state amphibian.⁠
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This was found by a particular camper who, every five minutes, you'd turn around to find holding some type of critter. It got to the point where we'd have to say, "Yes, thi

Just yelling their little red heads off 🙃

Say's Phoebe - a flycatcher that spends time in dry canyons, foothills, grasslands, and desert borders. Any critter that prefers dusty, barren habitats warms my heart, but what caught my eye was its little cinnamon belly. It perched, posed, and watch

Just forcing my friends to pose for photos 🤓

From this summer season.

Peek-a-boo!⁠
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This was a mama moose I ran into on a trail a few months ago. Her baby is hidden somewhere in the brush, but I avoid moose babies to keep moose moms from being mad at me 😋

We've had a lot of really pretty sunsets recently in Homer, but the last few days have been rather cloudy and gloomy.⁠
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Back in AZ I loved wandering around on overcast days! Lately though, here in Homer, I'm so NOT interested in being outside on tho

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