Pasture Fence Posts, and Alone Time

A pair of wooden posts help hold up the fence of the horse pasture in this continuation of the Around Home in Spring 2025 series.

When we built all the fences around our property, we learned a lot about how to do it, which included some wooden posts every now and then to help keep tension on the fence wire. Plus, the wooden posts are a bit more photogenic than the thinner metal posts.

Just don’t touch that top wire - it is electrified! Every now and then we forget to tell people that, and they are a bit shocked to realize it. Literally.

Yes, the colors of this photo make it look like it was taken back in the fall, but I can assure you that it was taken in the springtime just like the other photos in the series. The different colors are just part of an “artistic” look. Read more about it in the About the Photo section below.

Alone Time

On a couple of different occasions lately, I have had the house to myself for a day or two. I would guess that when most people end up in that situation, the first thought is, “Now I can do what I want to do!” Maybe that is nice, for a little while, at least.

However, if you have become accustomed to the companionship of a spouse, then you quickly realize that what you want to do by yourself is not all that fun and fulfilling. At least I hope you do. If you are married and prefer to spend your time by yourself, that indicates that there could be a problem.

For me, alone time is not all it is cracked up to be. There is often just a fine line between alone and lonely.

I am not really complaining, of course. If Laura is gone, she is either doing something for someone else, which is a blessing to whoever that is, or perhaps going on a church ladies’ trip, which is a blessing to everyone on the trip that they all get to go. So no complaints, just thoughts.

But God did not create us to be alone. He said it is not good to be alone, and I believe it. He created us to be a blessing to other people, especially the person we are married to. Spend more time wanting to be with someone that wanting to be alone.

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” - Genesis 2:18 CSB

About the Photo

As was mentioned above, I wanted to give this photo a little bit of a different look. At first I considered going for a pure black and white look, but I decided on using this split tone look instead.

I don’t mind green tones overall, but I do occasionally get tired of them. Even in the previous In the Woods photo, I adjusted the green and yellow saturation quite a bit. To my eyes, sometimes the green tones can quickly get out of control. It really all comes down to personal preference, I suppose.

And I did like the tight focus on the first wooden post that the wide aperture of the 50mm prime lens gives. See Steve’s Photography Tips if you want to know more about all of that.

Photo: Each photo is a single Raw exposure, processed in Darktable
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 II
Lens: Sony FE 50mm f/1.8
ISO: ISO-200
Shutter Speed: 1/1500 sec.
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal length: 50mm
Date: May 22, 2025
Location: Williston, Tennessee