Sam W

@aremea

Livestock, working border collies, books, gaming and cynisism. Nae king! Nae quin! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again! Knowledge should be free. Trans rights are human rights. No farmers no food! He/Him

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Sam W@aremea· 10d

It's a dogs life...

A border collie lounging on his back in a soft chair full of sheepskins.

Sam W@aremea· 21d

We could almost wave to each other 😅

Sam W@aremea· 29d

Every fall I swear I'll never do it again and every summer I do it anyway. Barely able to stand up and walk, but of course I signed Bob and Tam up for big trials. Again 🙈🤪 It's so incredibly addictive to team up with a good sheepdog and tacle new challenges ❤️

A field on a mountain side, fir trees and a valley in the background. In the center of the picture there is a flock of six sheep, set up between a shepherd and a dog. All the sheep are facing the dog and you can see that the sheep on the far right has a blue collar. The shepherd is pointing at the head of the marked sheep, about to call the dog in to shed it off and hold it on a single, the last task of an open level sheepdog trial course.

Two thirds of the picture is a large swirling cloud, and glimpses of blue sky behind it. You can see a mountain side in the distance, and its clear that the picture is taken on high altitude. Closer to the camera is a bright green field, and just on the edge towards the cloud, a sheepdog is walking two sheep, on a controlled crossdrive.

Sam W@aremea· Jul 11

The cucumbers have turned my reading corner in to a jungle. Could be worse.

A corner with large windows facing east and south. In the east facing window there are tomato plants and peppers, the south facing window is almost completely covered by large cucumbers, climbing on a net. There are red curtains and in front of the plants there are a comfy chair with several pillows and a fluffy sheep pelt. The landscape ouside is barely visible through all the leaves, but you can see the outline of a mountain side and a large fir tree.

Sam W@aremea· Jun 15

Touching grass as therapy. Tam is helping. Norwegian health system is not.

A green field on a mountain slope. In the left side of the picture is a tricolored border collie with floppy ears, lying in the grass and looking at the photographer.

Sam W@aremea· Jun 10

Evening dog walk with my team ❤️ #bordercollie #workingsheepdogs #Norway #Valdres

Early summer day, a forest on a mountain side and a view over a valley with a lake at the bottom. In the horizon you can see the edge of Jotunheimen. Five border collies are standing just by the photographer.

Sam W@aremea· Jun 9

Throwback to 2017. The brothers Joel, Rost and Sonic (10-ish weeks old in the picture) was enjoying the winter sun on the porch ❤️💔

Sam W@aremea· Jun 9

I found a couple of lovely examples in a book by T. Kingfisher a while ago, can't remember the title though 🙈 Incredibly validating, to see that the author acknowledges that trans people exist in the world.

"Our new arrival has no supplies, and I fear that the phase of the moon has caught her out. Do you or Thorn perhaps...?" He made a vague hand gesture, hoping that she would read whatever she needed into it.
Marli snorted. "Not a concern of mine," she said,"but Thorn will. Half a moment." She ambled off to a tent and a minute later the other female member of the troop appeared from it and went off in the direction of the command tent. Istvhan decided to leave them to it. He had enough sisters to know what was going on, and...

He laughed. "My sisters would definitely agree with you there. Is it only women?"
"One of us lived as a brother, but he was very old when I was a novice, and he had the same parts as the rest of us."

Sam W@aremea· Jun 3

All the dogs tired and content after some good training. I have a great book, a nice cup of tea, a comfy chair full of warm pelts. Rain is pattering on the window and it's still almost daylight outside (10:30 pm), so I can see out over the green valley and the surrounding mountains. Good times.

A very happy looking border collie, on her back with her legs in the air, about to fall asleep on a rug.

Sam W@aremea· May 27

An image of a snow covered mountain, with the text "Every corpse on Mount Everest was once an extremely motivated person"

Sam W@aremea· May 16

Sam W@aremea· May 13

"Poorly disposed for productive conversations" 😂😂

Sam W@aremea· May 8

This was taken not too far away from the first picture

A mountain landscape with a lake at the bottom of the valley. In the foreground a person is sitting together with two border collies, all three looking in the same direction.

Sam W@aremea· May 8

I pass here on my way home from dog training. It's a good reminder of why we chose to live where we do; my mind is at peace in the mountains.

A small road heading down in to a mountain valley, with a lake at the bottom. It's early spring with a hint of green, and the sun is setting behind the mountains to the left. Far away in the distance, partly hidden by clouds, you can see snow covered mountains; the edge of Jotunheimen.

Sam W@aremea· May 7

Raven finally talked me in to trying reading on my phone not just paper books. This was in mid February. Since then, I've finished over 80 books 🙈 and found a couple of new favourite authors... (Yay Priest! Yay lovely fan translators that makes Chinese media accessible!)

Couldn't put down:
Stars of Chaos
Peerless
Grandmaster of Demonc Cultivation
Heaven Official's Blessing
Faraway Wanderers
Silent Reading
Earthsea
Drowning sorrows in raging fire
The Ultimate Blue Seal (Zhongji Lanyin)
Of Mountains and Rivers (Shan he biao li)

Thoroughly enjoyed:
Lord Seventh
Guardian
Thousand Autumns
Little Mushroom

Ok distractions
Clockwork Boys
"Paladin"- series by Kingfisher
Guide to defensive baking
A letter from Keanu Reeves
Thrice married to a salted fish

Meh, will probably finish when I'm bored:
Ballad of sword and wine ( got bored with grain-prices)
White cats divine scratching post (Noncon)
Emperors Assassin series (plot armour from hell)

Will- not -pick back up:
Disabled Tyrants Beloved Pet Fish (non con pregnancy, etc)
Scum Villains Self Saving System (non con)
Mistakenly saving the villain (despicable MC)
After Marrying The Evil God (no communication)
After being forced to marry the evil star general
The husky and his white cat (No. Just no.)
300 years of longing
Remnants of Filth (f-ing amnesia! no communication)
Legend of Exorcism (teenager age gap. Slow and "simple")
Governors illness (non con)
Dinghai Fusheng Records (time travel/amnesia/teenager age gap)

Sam W@aremea· Apr 14

Sam W@aremea· Mar 13

Quote from "Stars of Chaos" (Sha Po Lang) by Priest.

"I...I wanted to venture out and see the world for myself", Chang Geng began. He hesitated, then continued. "Great Master Liao Ran once told me that if my heart was as large as the world, worries the size of a mountain would be no more than a drop in the ocean. If I traverse the mountains, rivers, and oceans, see the great profusion of living things, and look often at other people, I will be able to look down and see myself. One who has never treated the dying with their own hands will see their own superficial scrapes as mortal wounds; ome who has never eaten a mouthful of yellow sandwill see only the brilliant gleam of spears and armored horses when they think of battle; and one who has never gnawed on empty husks complains of an imagined illness when they discuss the suffering of the common people"

Sam W@aremea· Jan 25

Sam W@aremea· Jan 18

"It's inevitable", "It's the future!", "People complained about spinning Jenny too!" Yeah... No. Just no.

Sam W@aremea· Jan 17

Post a picture YOU took, just a picture no description (except ALT text).

A black sheep is lying in a spring green field, her young lamb sleeping on her back. She has turned her head to rest it on her lamb, like a hug.

Sam W@aremea· Jan 16

Some happy border collies playing in the snow, to give you a break from all the s*it that is going on <3

A snowy forest and in the middle of the picture you can see the nose of a dog poking up out of the snow. The snow is so deep the dog has almost disappeared!

A portrait of a very happy looking black, white and tan border collie with tipped ears and the tounge hanging out on the side. The dog is standing in deep snow.

A border collie stuck in the snow, only the head showing over the surface. Huge pricked ears and a big smile on his face. The head of another border collie out of focus in the background.

Five border collies on a line walking away from the camera, pushing through deep snow. The first three have stopped to catch their breath. Trees heavy with snow are leaning down over the dogs from the right side.

Sam W@aremea· Jan 9

Sending some happy puppies to distract you!

Sam W@aremea· Dec 29

Thank you for all the good times in those levels and with a very memorable character. I named a puppy after Daud!

A portrait of a black and white border collie, one ear up and one ear down.

Sam W@aremea· Dec 15

Oh dear

Sam W@aremea· Oct 30

Don't get me started on sheepdogs, I'll never stop 😆 They are fantastic characters, and invaluable partners for us that work with livestock in open areas.

A mountain plateu in fall colours, different tones of red, brown, yellow and green. The sky is cloudy but you see the blue sky in some spots. In the middle of the picture there are four border collies with high viz vests, driving a large flock of sheep towards the horizon.

A mountain plateu, on the border between Valdres and Gudbrandsdalen in Norway. Fall colurs, and heavy rain clouds rolling in. In the foreground there are two black and white border collies with high viz vests, looking out over the landscape trying to spot sheep in the distance.

Sam W@aremea· May 19

Training dogs to work with livestock, and livestock to work with us, is what makes my life worth living. Interpreter and teacher to guide conversations between three distinctly different species, see their relationship develop into a mutually respectful cooperation. Low stress, high wellfare.

A black and white border collie on the left side of the picture, calmly stalking, eye to eye with a swiss brown yealing heifer on the right side. The heifer is about to turn and yield to the dogs pressure.

Sam W@aremea· Apr 17

April rain is not the best weather for newborns... a nice warm meal and one night in the warmth of the house (watched over by worries collies)will do wonders for little cold nr 10.

Sam W@aremea· Apr 15

Spring is early this year, and so was our lambing.

Sam W@aremea· Mar 2

Started the project of getting the dogs used to pulling on a harness and staying focused on walking forward. Maybe, just maybe, I can get back on a bike and take them bikejoring when the ice is gone

A snowy and icy forest road surrounded by small hardy mountain birches and the odd firtree. On the road there are three border collies walking with their tails happily wagging. The dogs are wearing sled dog X-back harnesses and the leashes are attached to the photographer. The dog on the right is wearing a small backpack.

Sam W@aremea· Feb 25

So many memories I wish I could revisit </3