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**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Mar 1 *

2/2 Still super shy/wary as you can see- had I walked any closer (these are zoom photos and cropped a bit) they would have been gone!
#cat #CountryLiving #Caturday

In front of the view described below, a good sized black cat is hunkered on top of a fence on the single horizontal rail in an otherwise wire and post fence. It is just above a plywood sign with faded lettering that used to say Please Close Gate Cattle at Large. The cat is trying to not be seen, making itself almost as flat as possible in this position, head and ears down. We can see its light coloured eyes and a line of sun highlight on the ridge of its back.
Looking across pasture over the tops of upright board wind fences, with a snowy field beyond, then some dark trees in the distance and hazy blue mountains on the horizon. The sky has some linear clouds high up, some minor jumbly clouds above the mountains, a little dull blue showing through in the middle. The clouds range from near white to medium grey, all kissed with pre-sunset gold to light orange.

A few metres away, now we are looking back at the cat through some saplings, small trees etc, with a wooden fence and some spruce trees on the other side of the small corral/pasture. It is watching me closely, clearing nervous, ready to flee. I stayed far enough away that it did not have to.

Same view as previous, but zoomed/cropped closer and lighter overall and the cat is more in focus. We can better see its golden eyes and shiny black fur.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Mar 1 *

Mar 1 *

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

1/2 #Caturday After checking the mail yesterday, I was coming back and looking toward the mountains across the neighbours'.I was about to walk a bit more in that direction for a clearer view but then saw this person (next post) on the fence! Not sure if it's the neighbours' or just a wanderer- I think they sleep at least part time under the old fallen house on our property..
#landscape #sunset #Alberta #Canada #CountryLiving

Looking across pasture over the tops of upright board wind fences, with a snowy field beyond, then some dark trees in the distance and hazy blue mountains on the horizon. The sky has some linear clouds high up, some minor jumbly clouds above the mountains, a little dull blue showing through in the middle. The clouds range from near white to medium grey, all kissed with pre-sunset gold to light orange.

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**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Feb 23

Feb 23

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

5 All links in blog in first post
The extra photos won't always match the video in the same post..lol-- they are from the same set of days as the videos were shot!

4 Snow Flurries in the Boreal Forest-Heading to Cut Firewood
#CountryLiving #Alberta #January #weather #Canada #GoOutsideForMe
https://youtube.com/shorts/sf9XdkJNKsU?feature=share

Looking across a snowy pasture at sunset. The foreground is blue-grey snow in dusky cloudy shadow, but the snow is not deep and you can see bits of dry grass poking through, and a long line of dark lumps where soil was disturbed or possibly where manure from corrals was dumped- or simply where the cattle have been feeding as this extends from their hay bale holder. At the left of this we can see the back half one dark and silhouetted cow standing. Behind the snowy area is band of low willows (low compared to trees, but a bit taller than a person)- the growth is a dense dark mass of branches and trunks no more than an inch or two diameter, with occasional small poplars sticking up a bit higher. Beyond that we have a glimpse of another snowy field, with some more trees farther back over the crest of a hill, then distant foothills. The foothills are dark blue grey sunset tinted and softened by the blowing snow which in turn blends them into the orange and dark mountains behind which are half hidden, enveloped in swirling drifting snow? low cloud? Behind this veil of thin moving vapour or snow is a golden orange area with some fluffy clouds moving over the mountains then above that the sky is medium to dark blue-grey cloud, with the orangey twists from below softening the edges.

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**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Feb 23

Feb 23

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

3 All vids on blog linked in first post
2 After the Wind: Trees Down= More Firewood
#weather #CountryLiving #Alberta #WindMother #Canada #animist
https://youtube.com/shorts/pu1CxAIPI_M?feature=share

between a wire and post fence with mixed wood behind on the right and open mixed woods to the left is a narrow cleared area. Close to where the viewer stands, a tree has fallen from the left across this open area. The tree broke as it fell and the upper part fell back toward the left, so it missed the fence on the right. The trunk is something like 12-15 inches 30-40cm diameter at the widest part, with many small and large branches on the ground, all lightly covered in fresh snow.

**Hopevalley villager** @Joemal@pixelfed.social · Feb 6

Feb 6

Hopevalley villager @Joemal@pixelfed.social

85mm 1.8

#bnw #blackandwhite #Fotografie #photography #Nikon #d780 #fence #countryliving #Landleben

#landleben

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Dec 10, 2024

Dec 10, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 9 It's still Monday for me, though technically I'm just over the line into the 10th..lol Zoomed view of the #sunset over the neighbours, with a few of them visible to the left; looking toward the #mountains #CountryLiving #Alberta #winter #photography #cows

looking over a snowy flat section of wetland edge pasture. To the left a group of cattle, mostly dark or black anyway and silhouetted by the setting sun. They are clustered together around a feeder that holds a single large round bale .
Farther back, the clear area is bordered by an area with relatively low dark willows. In the distance craggy blue mountains rise on the horizon.
To the left, the sun is about to set behind the mountains, it shows as a glowing golden orange blob right on top of the mountains and blurred a bit on top by light cloud, indistinct rays extend downward over the mountains and trees, reaching even the cattle. The sun's glow extends toward the right, gradually fading to orange as it does above the sun where the clouds show smooth horizontal banding in orange blending to grey-purple with one narrow light band halfway up then another wide band of mostly muted violet-grey.
A slight filter has been applied which shifts the colours to a little more contrast and a bit more violet. White vignetting has also been applied in the corners.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Dec 7, 2024 *

Dec 7, 2024 *

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7 in mid-winter, sunset-y (and sunrise-y) horiizon skies can grace much of the day. From yesterday on the #farm about an hour and 20 minutes from #sunset #CountryLiving #Alberta #winter #landscape #photography #SnowMother #animist #BorealForest

An open snowy area between mixed woods and wetland. IN the foreground is a bush road- snow marked with tire tracks. Farther in, snow punctuated with clumps of dried grass, saplings etc, and a dark area of low willows and taller poplars behind. The sky above is lightly overcast, with an uneven darker blue-grey band angling upward from lower left leaving a wedge shaped area at the bottom, wider on right, of clearer sky which is golden with an area of near white where the sun almost comes through thin cloud.

**Samhain Night** @samhainnight@mstdn.social · Dec 3, 2024

Dec 3, 2024

Samhain Night @samhainnight@mstdn.social

Getting directions from Google maps. Once again, it thinks the unpaved fire road is a normal road people can drive on.
#CountryLiving

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Dec 1, 2024

Dec 1, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

Posting for #ArtAdventCalendar (the idea is to post some kind of art you've made- anything- photos, paintings, sculpture etc) from Dec 1-24 . No Christmas theme needed, the theme is art. I'm trying to post photos taken each day, we'll see how it goes, esp work days..lol Starting off with a photo from yesterday..lol
#CountryLiving #Alberta #landscape #photography #frostodon #winter

Looking across a frosty field with bits of grass showing through the snow in the somewhat washed out lightly blurred foreground, then a marginally darker band of muted dull gold frosted white where the grass is longer. Midway through the image is part of a farmyard, fronted on the left by a fence of upright faded grey boards. Behind to the left is a snow covered large pile of ..? soil? sawdust? manure? and in centre a large low barn or shed, open on the front/left. Farther right are a couple of small sheds or granaries, and right of that part of a brushpile where trees etc were knocked down by bulldozer and pushed into a pile. Behind the buildings etc are some trees, mostly bare poplars and a few spruce, more woodland starts farther back to the right.
Everything is covered in light snow and frozen fog, the sky is overcast blending into the snow, and the image is surrounded by a white vignette effect.

**Wm.son** @Sfwmson@universeodon.com · Nov 25, 2024

Nov 25, 2024

Wm.son @Sfwmson@universeodon.com

#WinterSun #CountryLiving

The absolute worst part of this time of year is the low sun in the sky. With no leaves to stop it, and no matter what time of day, the light slants in the windows and shows you just how dusty and dirty your house is.

Maybe I can ignore it till spring?

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 23, 2024

Nov 23, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

Today it's a winter wonderland outside (images coming soon..) but just 7 days ago most of the previous snowfalls had melted and foggy days/nights led to white #landscape of a different sort. These views from the #commute
#CountryLiving #Alberta #rime #frostodon #winter #photography

Looking from the moving vehicle (still with some frost on the windows) across lines of low-grazed pasture, longer grass under wire and post fence lines and a gravel road between pastures with shrubby willows here and there. All is white/silver with a generous coating of frost, a bit of gold showing through the longer dried grass. In the second field a group of horses is scattered, grazing on the frosty ground- we see at least 16, mostly bay with a few darker or white. Beyond that field are a few larger frost covered bare poplars, then the land dips a bit and mixed dark (frost pewtered) coniferous and silvery deciduous forest stretches away into the distance, eventually dissolving into blue foggy hills and the foothills beyond with blue mountains capped with snowy crags on the horizon. The sky is a cloudless, lightly hazed blue.

Looking from the moving vehicle (still with some frost on the windows) across a mowed field ( by the density of growth on the ground, I think this is a grass/hay field, though the stubble and bales look rather gold, making me thing straw= grain field, but I still think hay!). All is white/silver with a generous coating of frost, a bit of gold showing through the dried grass on the ground and even clearer on the large round bales scattered through the field. Past the field, low shrubby willows rise, then taller birch, finally mixed woods of poplar, tamarack and spruce --all the deciduous trees are bare, but the frost is so heavy that the line between bare and needled is hard to see-- all are near/white. Behind the trees, a wispy ragged line of grey cloud- actually the top of a remaining fog bank in the near distance, above that blue sky.

Looking from the moving vehicle across a frosty field, marked with dark lumpy lines of plowed earth irregularly interspersed with lines of flat low silver frosted grass. Across the field are patches and lines of bare trees, frost whitened, and blending to another line in front of the horizon. A few wisps of the grey top of a fog bank are visible above the trees, haze continuing a bit higher into the blue sky.

Looking from the moving vehicle across a frosty field, again a view of lines and rows- first low grazed lumpy frost coated grass, then a narrow ditch where the lower ground has caught a bit less frost allowing the gold of the dry grass to show through. After that several undulating narrow low mounds of excavated frosted black soil, then a wide swath of hummmocked grazed wetland pasture.This is bordered by a wire and post fence marked by a narrow line of slightly darker taller grass, then another frosted field backed by shrubby willows and taller poplars, all with nearly enough frost to appear to be in foliage still. an uneven band of grey fog can be seen behind the trees, blue sky above that.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 22, 2024 *

Nov 22, 2024 *

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

After some extra weeks mostly without snow (good for cutting/stashing firewood in the bush, not so good for hauling) #SnowMother #SniegaMate has been bringing snow this week (several times, but not a lot, yet; and we'll hit +/- -20C in coming days) #CountryLiving #Pagan #Latvian #baltic #animism #Alberta #winter
Spectra/Peertube link in reply
https://youtube.com/shorts/p7T9BWsCE_M?feature=share

Lightly snow-covered forest floor, with dried leaves etc still showing through in places. It is overcast and rather gloomy among the trees ( we see the lower trunks of several poplars and spruce).
In the foreground is longish/narrow orange plastic sled, with a green plastic covered wire pulling cord. The sled is loaded with aroudn 6 chunks of log, a couple with diameter of 20-30 cm (12") and others smaller.
The text: "New sled loaded ready to haul back home" are on the upper part of the image in light blue-grey.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 16, 2024

Nov 16, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

Yesterday stayed foggy the entire day, with a temperature just below the freezing point. Beautiful atmospheric landscapes! View and short video from the #farm - I was out harvesting dead wood for firewood.
#CountryLiving #Alberta #weather #fog #winter #GoOutsideForMe #SolaceInNature
https://youtube.com/shorts/xQfnuDwNNwk?feature=share
Spectra link in replies.

Looking across part of a pasture- once this was a cultivated field, but for decades it has been untilled. Now, cattle grazing in the summer is enough to keep it nearly mowed- with a smattering of thistles and a few plants like yarrow that the cows don't like!
In this view, the low grass etc is almost entirely brown, a few dried weeds etc sticking up a little here and there, and a scattering of dried branches fallen and or dragged by human activity from the woods that surround the field. A little distance away straight ahead is a small line of trees at one of the old field boundaries, mostly poplars, all bare, and a couple of smallish spruce, The trees are half hidden in fog that blurs the boundary from land to sky, even blurring the ground a little partway down the image.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 9, 2024

Nov 9, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

After some chilly to cold and or snowy or wet days, Pearly enjoyed a couple of mild afternoons we had this week- even taking advantage of the snow being gone in places to walk all the way down to my woodcutting area for a visit!(I carried her back, after). #Video on Youtube linked here, #Spectra #Peertube in replies
#cats #SeniorCats #Chonky #GoOutsideForMe #Alberta #CountryLiving
https://youtube.com/shorts/m6xsSUmUDDg?feature=share

A chunky senior neutered female cat, black with white underneath and feet, stands sideways to the viewer, sniffing a small old tree stump to the left. The orangey light of the setting sun reaches the upper part of her body and casts a few highlights on the fading fallen leaves on the ground. the text Pearly (dull gold large script) sunset visit (deeper orangey gold, semi-bold regular font) appears on the image

same cat as previous image, laying at my feet in the centre, on dry leaves and wood debris, looking up. You can see part of my black rubber boot and grubby blue-grey work pant leg from knee down. To the left is a plastic zip top tote bag, white with a design of pineapples all over, yellow trim and a green top, is open on a folding chair, stuffed to the top with gloves, hats, camera equipment etc. To the right is a black plastic sled lined with a blue plastic tarp and loaded with cut and split firewood along with fine spruce branches to use as kindling.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 6, 2024

Nov 6, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

Kind of a sad day (even as a Canadian, but we have an election within the next year likely to go a similar direction). I'm going to try to think about other things.

We had several foggy days last week, which leads to one of my favourite #weather effects and some of my favourite views of the year: #rime #frost #landscape #commute #CountryLiving #Alberta #photography #nature This seems like a good time to remember the
hashtag #SolaceInNature

From the moving car, looking across a pasture with low grazed grass- dry and golden with the season but now turned silver with frost. 1/3 of the way up the image, a wire and dark post fence cuts across, longer darker grass still holding some gold beneath the fence, then another field with slightly longer grass than the first, also silvered. Beyond that, the land rises a bit to a gentle couple of hills, the lower slopes have been tilled, the black soil dusted with white frost. Nearer the crest a couple of scattered clumps of bare poplars are also silver white with frost, and the highest ridge is another silvery field with a single black speck which is a solitary grazing cow. The sky is mostly a flat blue with a hint of remnant fog/haze in the lower part.

From the moving car, looking through a side window still holding blurred blobs of translucent frost, up into an area of poplar trees, mostly aspens. The trunks are mostly in shadow, silver green with dark markings and some dark branches. Finer branches are all grey to silver to golden white higher up where the sun catches.

**cohan** @cohanf@mastodon.online · Nov 5, 2024

Nov 5, 2024

cohan @cohanf@mastodon.online

New banner photo-- this is the fuller view, a narrow piece of this shows on the banner (no idea what shows in mobile apps!)
After several foggy days, the trees where the fog reached were thickly coated with frost- my favourite tree views of the year! This view is from the #commute
#Alberta #frostodon #winter #November #BorealForest #CountryLiving

This is a view from the car, looking across a grassy ditch then a wire and post fence (under the fence the grass is longer, coarse, deep gold) then a pasture with golden dried grass and many small seedlings of spruce (and, I think, Tamarack, can't believe I can't remember, right now..lol) from the large dense stand of trees farther back. The trees are densely coated with frost so that they appear silvery white most of the way down, bottoms are a bit darker. I think it's a mix of spruce and tamarack- funny that I can't remember right now though I pass this place all the time-it tells you how thick the frost is that is not easy to tell if there are tamaracks /larches in there with no needles!
The sky above is clear blue.

**Clayton Hove** @adtothebone@universeodon.com · Nov 4, 2024

Nov 4, 2024

Clayton Hove @adtothebone@universeodon.com

At an auction a while back, I lost out on a short stack of The American Thresherman. It hurt, but I’m glad I stopped because $$$$.

Two weekends ago, I won a flat with 23 issues against three or four other folk. $$ but not $$$$. I didn’t see if that dang Frank jumped in or not. #vintage #antique #auctions #farming #agriculture #rural #countryliving

**Shelia Hunt Fine Art** @sheliahunt@photog.social · Nov 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024

Shelia Hunt Fine Art @sheliahunt@photog.social

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