But with hot dry weather it's no holiday for the local farmers.
And with that the Winter Wheat is harvested, the straw baled, the rolls or shreddies as we call them, have been loaded & taken away.
For now, in the evenings the wild geese will gleam the fields of any grain left, during the day the neighbourhood children will ride their dirt bikes in the empty field, some will allow their dogs to run free in the open field & in the late Autumn the field will be turned over for a spring planting of corn.
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ReplyDeleteI think farmers have one of the most precarious jobs---so dependent on factors over which they have no control. Enjoy your holiday! (A revised comment to correct an error!)
ReplyDeleteI follow a local dairy farmer's blog & he tells about all the behind the scenes about farming with a wonderful sense of humour & writing style. Farming is a tough job & I am thankful that they do it; because they farm I eat.
DeleteI love the "feel" of August. We had what all around us this year and it's been baled and taken away, too. Would you mind sharing the dairy farmer's blog with us? I'd love to read it. Thanks! -Jenn
ReplyDeleteJenn - it's Tim May of Mayhaven Farms, I think he is doing just Twitter & F/B now. You can follow his F/B page.
DeleteAnother harvest done! We have cut our wheat over the last day or two. All baled and stored. Bring on the rain!
ReplyDeleteWe are suppose to get rain later tonight with a cold front pushing in - both are most welcome, my garden is like cement & I cannot pull a weed, well that's my story which I'm sticking to!
DeleteWe saw a farmer harvesting in a field near us today and the amount of dust that was going up into the air - the ground is so dry after this heatwave. Farmers work so hard, don't they? I can't begin to imagine how stressful it is to have your work dictated so much by the weather.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine the work, which is 24/7 & in today's political climate, even tougher.
DeleteIt seems farmers rarely get the holidays as everything is so dependent on the weather. I enjoyed these shots of the harvest.
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa. The weather can be so fickle making in difficult for crop farmers. Dairy & beef farmers often do their own crops so double the work.
DeleteHave really enjoyed looking at your photos ... So atmospheric. I remember the corn and wheat being cut by men with scythes when I was a child, and the women's job was to 'take tea' to the men in the field :).
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to see you pop by Alexa - I trust you are well. I keep photo records of the crops' planting to harvest every year & I am amazed at the technology in some of the machines - the big harvester is closed in & air conditioned! It takes so little time in this field so there's no need for a tea break (col).
DeleteHope the wild weather we experienced this afternoon has helped the situation in your neck of the woods. I, for one, was very grateful for the downpour!
ReplyDeleteChris we didn't get the afternoon storm but did get some rain late last night. My garden & my water bill both appreciate :)
DeleteI'm completely dependent on farmers, and I appreciate the hard days they put in. I see the wheat, and I think bread ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, because they farm we eat ... I cannot imagine the amount of time & work that goes into farming of any type. Right now the corn crops are stressed with the dry so they get the blight of some kind of worm/larva boring into the cobs.
DeleteI can just imagine you leaning over the fence at the back of your garden, to take these photos. A lovely way to spend a few minutes!
ReplyDeleteWe put one of the old plastic garden chairs behind the fence, so now I can just open the gate & sit if I'm so inclined (lol). The farmer knows us by now as he sees us out there with the camera taking photos of all the processes. It is fun to compare the years, the crops.
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