Kleine weiße Spinne

small white spider

#photo
#photography
#natur
#naturephotography
#Tiere
#animals
#wildlife
#spinne
#lahntal
#gooutsideforme

Monarch feeding on Butterfly Weed in my garden.

I'll need to check to see if there are any eggs or larva. Their caterpillars feed on the leaves.

@vlrny
#GoOutsideForMe

Handheld photo of the #moon taken in the yard one morning last week. Not NASA level, but still surprises me what cameras can do these days. This is my basic DSLR, more than 10 years old, lens only 18-300 (for non-photographers, that is not a long lens!) no tripod, cropped, sharpened a bit and background cleaned up in editing.
#sky #space #dawn #photography #GoOutsideForMe

Fantastic light yesterday as a cold/storm front approached. The trees with fresh bright green leaves, were still catching sun against a nearly black sky, making it look as though they were pasted onto the scene. #nature #weather #spring #Alberta #Canada #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe #SolaceInNature #BorealForest #CountryLiving

Running late for #WildflowerWednesday lol I had said these were the very first non-tree wildflowers of the year, but found another contender yesterday (still have to edit those!,stay tuned!)
Shepherdia canadensis Buffaloberry; super tiny flowers on a mid size, open branched, nitrogen fixing shrub. Tasty bitter berries used by native peoples and much loved by birds!
#BloomScrolling #florespondence #NativePlants #permaculture #nature #spring #Alberta #Canada #GoOutsideForMe

#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

Friday was mild- at least 10C/50F in the afternoon, warmer in sunny sheltered spots like this, so Pearly took the opportunity to come over to where I was storing firewood and rolled and kneaded in the warm dry grass. She lounged there for a while as I was out doing other things, till it was time to go in and eat #caturday #cats #spring #Alberta #Canada #GetOutside #GoOutsideForMe
Short video, YouTube link, Spectra to follow.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZhG_l_Pml-0?feature=share

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