#Sunset from the #commute last #weekend The season when I can see sunsets at home is now gone, mainly- it happens once I'm inside, now, plus it has moved north so it is blocked by the woods on the farm (in winter I see it over the bare neighbours' fields) . Now there is a brief season where I might see it coming home from work.. #Alberta #Canada #farm #landscape #photography #CountryLiving #Spring #GoOutsideForMe

#FirstFlowers of the year have arrived: Aspens Populus tremuloides are starting to fully open their catkins (willows are just behind, first few open). They may be tiny, but there are millions! Officially wind pollinated, but they do draw insects.
#nature #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #WildflowerHour #Alberta #Canada #BorealForest #photography #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe

So,I *took* the photos on #MonochromeMonday lol..I hadn't checked on #aspen #catkins for a couple of weeks- just emerging last time I looked; I knew the cool/snowy weather we had would keep them in suspended animation. It's been warmer for the last week though, a few days into the mid teens C/ even near 20C/68F, so I wondered if they'd matured. Nope! Farther along but still not fully extended/open.. soon though..
#nature #trees #spring #BorealForest#Alberta #Canada #animist #GoOutsideForMe

Hello, Lovely Peeps!

I have a fun, gentle project for you!

For anyone interested, below is the link to "One Minute Park" where you can see one minute of a park from various places in the world & can contribute your own.

https://oneminutepark.tv

THIS IS NOT A WEBCAM - this is a one-minute video, shot by someone there & uploaded.

Eventually they hope to have enough (1440) to fill an entire day. So far they have 219.

#Japan, #UK, #Italy, #Brazil, #USA, #France, #China, #Slovenia, #Australia, #Finland, #Belgium, #Scotland, #Germany, #NewZealand, #Thailand & more are all represented.

(The location of the park is in small print in white in the lower right corner, sound, browse & info buttons are in white in the lower left corner. (They can be hard to see.))

(from website)

How to make a One Minute Park

Walk around a park until you find a composition. Your scene should be filled with many layers of activity without any dominating elements.

Record in landscape mode on your phone. Keep your shot as steady as you can but don't use a tripod. You could even hold your breath. Check the timecode indicator while filming to make your video exactly 60 seconds. Tap record, let it count up to 60, and tap again. No editing needed!

Upload your One Minute Park to this Are.na channel. Videos should be in .mp4 format. Please include the date, time, park, location in the block's title.

I'm looking forward to this!

I mentioned a couple of days ago that we had a #weather forecast for #rain + #snow possibly quite a bit. It stayed rain longer than forecast, finally going white (for a short time) late his morning; stopped for now, but still a possibility of 10-20cm through tomorrow night. Yesterday afternoon when it was just wet / kinda dark I took a short walk on the acreage- I like the #forest best when it's wet! #mosstodon #GoOutsideForMe #GetOutside #Alberta #Canada #SolaceInNature #nature #BorealForest

I took #photos on #MacroMonday but just getting some posted today! How about #TextureTuesday ? or #TwiggyTuesday #TranquilTuesday
These are Aspen Populus tremuloides catkins just beginning to emerge.
#nature #Alberta #Canada #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe #BorealForest #spring #winter #sprinter

Watched news this morning- Canadian (mostly about coming election: worrying but not full on devastation at the moment) + U.S./International (mostly devastation by U.S. actions and other regional dictators). Yikes. Now YouTube has recommended a woman in evening dress playing a huge harp on the beach for nearly 90 minutes. Sure, I'll take that, along with editing some #nature photos!
#SolaceInNature #love #solidarity #GoOutsideForMe #BorealForest #Alberta #Canada #photography #SelfCare #positivity

A couple of #morning views, one from yesterday with #frost kissed tree tops and today with fresh #snow #CountryLiving #Alberta #Canada #winter #spring #sprinter #March #GoOutsideForMe #BorealForest (those are wild native spruce trees behind the house) #garden (the mound to the right in second shot is a #RockGarden with a native Aster at the edge) #photography #weather #SolaceInNature

A Tiger Swallowtail has recently emerged at a time when there are few preferred #wildflowers for it to feed on. Luckily, a #NativePlants gardener planted Carolina Jessamine years ago and it already has cascades of yellow flowers.

So the gardener gets to enjoy the flowers and the #butterfly.

The neighbors, however, must treat traditional lawns with chemicals to kill weeds.

#InsectFriday Police Car Moth (named for a time and place when police cars were black and white!) Gnophaela vermiculata. Not super abundant, but not uncommon here and sometimes a number seen at once. This one was late July last year on Achillea/Yarrow in the yard or #garden (there are wild, cultivated and self sown hybrids around) #insects #inverts #NaturalGardening #pollinators #WildlifeGarden #Alberta #Canada
#nature #SolaceInNature #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe

#SnowMother #Blessing
#Spring #snow? Maybe kinda but really early March is still winter here. After warm and dry weather for a while, we had fresh snow Monday- not cold, just near average- a little above freezing daytime, colder nights. The moisture is important for soil, trees, wetland recharging etc.
Short video, YouTube link; Spectra to follow.
#winter #pagan #Alberta #Canada #BorealForest #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe #nature #WednesdayWoodland
https://youtube.com/shorts/3Piet6paG-8?feature=share

I had the photo edited for #WildflowerWednesday but ran out of time/oomph to write alt text, so didn't post. I'll throw it in now for #WildflowerHour This is local Castilleja miniata Paintbrush (I think some of our populations are hybrid, even though no other species locally, but this one is pretty basic). Grown from seed collected just up the road and scattered in a #MarginalGardening area on the acreage #Alberta #Canada #NativePlants #florespondence #BloomScrolling #nature #GoOutsideForMe

#Coyote tracks in soft #snow -- we are in a warm spell now with days well above freezing (nights below). In mid-afternoon, the snow is a bit slushy, edges and dry areas starting to bare, but there's still plenty of snow around.
Bit of a stretch for #ThickTrunkTuesday ? but #mosstodon works for 3rd pic and #LichenSubscribe
#Alberta #Canada #BorealForest #weather #photography #nature #GetOutside #SolaceInNature #GoOutsideForMe

I had a bunch of short videos over the last few weeks- showing some of our #winter #weather- strong #wind, trees down #frost #snow etc + the Cross-quarter Day #Meteņi #Imbolc #WaitingForSpring
I pulled it all together in a blog post with videos, more pics and blabber.
#Alberta #Canada I'll post all the YouTube and Spectra links + extra photos in this thread #nature #GoOutsideForMe
https://cohanmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/02/winter-beauty-wind-snow-fallen-trees.html

@joybooster Last Weekend the #FrostSpirits rode the freezing fog overnight to cover everything in crystal gems. Come morning #WindMother scattered the gems over the ground
#winter #WinterWonderland #animist #pagan #Alberta #Canada #SolaceInNature #GoOutsideForMe #DailyBeauty #nature #weather