Stuart Somerville 🏴☠️
@stuthefarmer.bsky.social
Farmer on the dusty prairie; a dad; a bagpiper; a school teacher; a yeoman; a Luddite; a Ukrainian-Catholic Celt. 1% Portuguese. Possibly a Viking.
Trying to live in a good way.
Treaty 6 and 7.
Trying to live in a good way.
Treaty 6 and 7.
Pinned
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
Dom Hélder Câmara
Dom Hélder Câmara
Bad Bunny in a prairie farmhouse.
As God intended.
As God intended.
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Bad Bunny in a prairie farmhouse.
As God intended.
As God intended.
Some people are all, like, “did you hear that Bad Bunny is going to wear a dress during his show? That’s so weird, for a man to wear a dress!”
Meanwhile in Scotland….
Meanwhile in Scotland….
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Some people are all, like, “did you hear that Bad Bunny is going to wear a dress during his show? That’s so weird, for a man to wear a dress!”
Meanwhile in Scotland….
Meanwhile in Scotland….
Somehow, CBC becomes just a little bit worse every day.
CBC continues to scold Canadians on the need to keep our "politics" out of the discussion on whether we get strong-armed into buying the F-35.
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Lol... the F-35 is all about politics.
It is the politics of threat and intimidation against our independence.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
No place for politics in F-35 cockpits as Canadian fighter jet pilots get ready to train at U.S. base | CBC News
While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in A...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Somehow, CBC becomes just a little bit worse every day.
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I liked this beautiful window of an old house.🩷
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I liked this beautiful window of an old house.🩷
“For the love of Christ….”
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
Most days, I don't say anything 😕
Without naming your job, tell me something you over and over again at work.
“Hi, I’m here to pick up a book.”
“Hi, I’m here to pick up a book.”
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“For the love of Christ….”
A flock of geese just passed overhead- which may be the earliest I’ve ever seen them here.
And this was the first time that robins and starlings stayed in our area all winter.
😮
And this was the first time that robins and starlings stayed in our area all winter.
😮
February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A flock of geese just passed overhead- which may be the earliest I’ve ever seen them here.
And this was the first time that robins and starlings stayed in our area all winter.
😮
And this was the first time that robins and starlings stayed in our area all winter.
😮
Prairie gargoyle.
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Prairie gargoyle.
A pint of stout in the Paris of the Prairies.
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
A pint of stout in the Paris of the Prairies.
Cerdito sorprendido.
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Cerdito sorprendido.
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Lots going on here
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Lots going on here
Trying not to hate people.
Failing terribly.
Failing terribly.
January 31, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trying not to hate people.
Failing terribly.
Failing terribly.
Because I have a teenager’s sense of humour.
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Because I have a teenager’s sense of humour.
So, it’s really common to hear farmers and ranchers get upset about labels on food, like GMO free or antibiotic free or grass fed, etc. on the grounds that the labels are misleading.
As for myself, I couldn’t care less. I just want to get paid fairly and produce the product I’m being paid for well
As for myself, I couldn’t care less. I just want to get paid fairly and produce the product I’m being paid for well
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
So, it’s really common to hear farmers and ranchers get upset about labels on food, like GMO free or antibiotic free or grass fed, etc. on the grounds that the labels are misleading.
As for myself, I couldn’t care less. I just want to get paid fairly and produce the product I’m being paid for well
As for myself, I couldn’t care less. I just want to get paid fairly and produce the product I’m being paid for well
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A house is abandoned. There is the date. And you can see the beauty of the roof.🫠
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
A house is abandoned. There is the date. And you can see the beauty of the roof.🫠
I keep going to cattle business related events hoping to learn something new.
I’m not an especially well connected or well informed cattleman- but you wouldn’t believe how rarely anyone shares new information with me.
It’s just the same dozen or so points over and over and over again.
I’m not an especially well connected or well informed cattleman- but you wouldn’t believe how rarely anyone shares new information with me.
It’s just the same dozen or so points over and over and over again.
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I keep going to cattle business related events hoping to learn something new.
I’m not an especially well connected or well informed cattleman- but you wouldn’t believe how rarely anyone shares new information with me.
It’s just the same dozen or so points over and over and over again.
I’m not an especially well connected or well informed cattleman- but you wouldn’t believe how rarely anyone shares new information with me.
It’s just the same dozen or so points over and over and over again.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but, in a western Canadian context, at least, “Grassroots” just means conservative/right wing.
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but, in a western Canadian context, at least, “Grassroots” just means conservative/right wing.
Update: I’m now trying to explain to this friend that one poll showing that up to 3 in 10 Albertans supporting separation does not equal “more than 1/3 of Albertans in favour of independence.”
I shouldn’t HAVE to have this conversation…
I shouldn’t HAVE to have this conversation…
I’ve got a friend upset with me for comparing Alberta separatism in Canada to Donbas separatism in Ukraine. He’s tells me they’re not the same at all.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Update: I’m now trying to explain to this friend that one poll showing that up to 3 in 10 Albertans supporting separation does not equal “more than 1/3 of Albertans in favour of independence.”
I shouldn’t HAVE to have this conversation…
I shouldn’t HAVE to have this conversation…
I’ve got a friend upset with me for comparing Alberta separatism in Canada to Donbas separatism in Ukraine. He’s tells me they’re not the same at all.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I’ve got a friend upset with me for comparing Alberta separatism in Canada to Donbas separatism in Ukraine. He’s tells me they’re not the same at all.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainians we both know are saying “yes, these two things are basically the same.”
My favourite genre of human being is people who accuse you of virtue signalling and then are all like, “so there I was, giving alms to the poor and waiting for my turn in the confessional….”
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
My favourite genre of human being is people who accuse you of virtue signalling and then are all like, “so there I was, giving alms to the poor and waiting for my turn in the confessional….”
Saddened to learn that my 8th great grandfather being Portuguese does not entitle me to Portuguese citizenship.
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Saddened to learn that my 8th great grandfather being Portuguese does not entitle me to Portuguese citizenship.
Reposted by Stuart Somerville 🏴☠️
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
I already knew that Saint Olga of Kyiv was my distant ancestor many times over (she shows up as ancestor to all my grandparents) but today I learned that she’s considered to be the patron saint of vengeance.
Which is probably canonically dodgy, but a fun idea all the same.
Which is probably canonically dodgy, but a fun idea all the same.
January 28, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I already knew that Saint Olga of Kyiv was my distant ancestor many times over (she shows up as ancestor to all my grandparents) but today I learned that she’s considered to be the patron saint of vengeance.
Which is probably canonically dodgy, but a fun idea all the same.
Which is probably canonically dodgy, but a fun idea all the same.
Virtual fencing for cattle seems like a pretty good idea (building fence is slow and expensive, and it litters the countryside with fence lines).
But it doesn’t look very cool. Poor cows, looking all dorky with their clunky zap collars…
But it doesn’t look very cool. Poor cows, looking all dorky with their clunky zap collars…
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Virtual fencing for cattle seems like a pretty good idea (building fence is slow and expensive, and it litters the countryside with fence lines).
But it doesn’t look very cool. Poor cows, looking all dorky with their clunky zap collars…
But it doesn’t look very cool. Poor cows, looking all dorky with their clunky zap collars…
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January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM