LOOK: This week in photos, Feb. 11-17

I’d tell you to stick that tongue back in your mouth, but I also can’t blame you for a dropped jaw in awe of this week’s roundup of visual images.

Kevin Beaty

Feb. 18, 2017, 6:35 am

5 min. read

Bison at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Feb. 12, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) rocky mountain arsenal; kevinjbeaty; denver; colorado; denverite; nature; buffalo; bison; animals;

I'd tell you to stick that tongue back in your mouth, but I also can't blame you for a dropped jaw in awe of this week's roundup of visual images.

We're trying out some embedding of other local photojournalists' work from Instagram this week too. Have thoughts on that? Sling 'em to me at [email protected] and pass the word on to your documentarian buddies.

An image from the <a href="https://wp.me/p7vCfO-7LC">Denver Wheel Club</a> scrapbook, an archive of a 100-year-old bike club. (Denver Wheel Club Records/Denver Public Library/Western History Collection)

Bernard Hurley poses for a portrait at the RiNo Blue Moon brewery, a property he owns that's part of his <a href="https://denverite.com/250-million-plan-finally-make-rino-riverfront-29537/">ambitious development goals</a> along the South Platte. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Paris Ferribee poses for a photo during a protest at a <a href="https://denverite.com/cdot-director-tells-ditch-the-ditch-activists-sue-i70-expansion-29731/">CDOT meeting on the I-70 expansion project</a> at the Swansea Rec Center, Feb. 16, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Osteria Marco in Larimer Square, empty at lunch time on the "<a href="https://denverite.com/denver-day-without-immigrants-protest-half-empty-classrooms-closed-restaurants-29697/">day without immigrants</a>," Feb. 16, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Jeanette Vizguerra kisses her son Roberto on stage at the First Unitarian Society of Denver, where she and her family addressed supporters and the press after she announced she would <a href="https://denverite.com/undocumented-immigrant-jeanette-vizguerra-supposed-check-ice-today-29553/">take sanctuary at the church to avoid deportation</a>, Feb. 15, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Brighton Boulevard under much construction as <a href="https://denverite.com/businesses-along-brighton-boulevard-brace-months-construction-29548/">businesses brace for impact</a>. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Newly-pressed dimes flutter into a hole in the floor, falling to a room where they will be counted and bagged. <a href="https://denverite.com/denver-us-mint-tour-coins-gifs-videos-100000-dollars-29522/">This was part of our story on making money at the U.S. Mint</a>. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Flower Bombers founder Molly McCoy preps on the <a href="https://denverite.com/valentines-day-super-bowl-flower-industry-1-9-billion-holiday-29527/">busiest day of the year for the .9 billion dollar floral industry, Valentine's Day.</a> Feb. 14, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Sweet Cooie's, 3506 E. 12th Ave, <a href="https://denverite.com/sweet-cooies-opens-congress-park-29451/">opened this week and is outrageously sweet</a>. (Ashley Dean/Denverite)

Paula Budzak, a member of the Quaker congregation, hold's Ingrid Latorre's son Anibal's hand. Anibal learned to walk while living in sanctuary at the Mountain Friends Meeting near DU, where he and his mother have been living for the last few months to avoid deportation. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

A rally in <a href="https://denverite.com/look-colorado-stands-with-planned-parenthood-at-skyline-park-29368/">support of Planned Parenthood</a> at Skyline Park, Feb. 11, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Anti-abortion activist Tom Uebbing bows his head as Rev. Andre Mahanna leads a prayer during a <a href="https://denverite.com/look-defund-planned-parenthood-rally-proceeded-without-much-conflict-29321/">"Defund Planned Parenthood" Rally</a> outside Planned Parenthood of the Rockies, Feb. 11, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Kevin Beaty

Kevin is a multimedia artist who flung himself into the world of journalism. He likes using a camera and microphone to tell stories about workers, the environment, social justice and fascinating humans.