Monday and Wednesday were beautiful sunshiny days. Tuesday was cloudy and a bit damp today (Thursday) is very damp.
With Monday’s sunshine, farmers were in the fields early. Traffic was [relatively] heavy–more than one vehicle per hour passing. Harvesting equipment went by and then the trucks were running back and forth. Some large trucks ran solo. Others had farm wagons in tow. As day came to an end, so did the activity.
Tuesday, the weather kept the neighbors out of the fields.
Wednesday followed a similar pattern to Monday. However, when the sun went down, the activity didn’t cease. Rain would begin overnight. The harvest must be brought in.
Observers
This morning, I saw a deer on the lawn. No two . Make it three. No four. Two of them were racing around. Not the high bounding leaps that you may have seen. These two hugged the ground and went for all-out speed.
Oh yes, it is November. It’s silly season for these critters. Time to make the babies that will be born in the spring. We have to be extra alert as we drive around our neighborhood. Should I put the deer whistles back on my car?
Do the deer whistles work? The deer pop out SO fast…they make me nervous driving, esp. at night.
Opinions are mixed. I’ve seen them freeze where they stood and watch me while I drove by with the whistles in place.
They are scooping up fields of soybeans here.
Mostly soybeans being harvested this week. One did harvest corn.
I liked Vanilla’s comment. Gosh, between the two of you, my comments are always boring!
Even in the city, you have to be careful of the deer–especially now, mating season. Aim for the butt, they say. Don’t swerve to avoid them. I don’t know–I think either option does not bode well for man or beast.
That man does have a way with words. However, I must disagree with your assessment of your own comments. I never find them boring.
Don’t swerve is excellent advice. Swerving will only get you in trouble. 😥
The grain wagons roll by
Smoothly, quietly
To unload.
Headed back to the field
Rumbling, rattling.
To reload.
You have obviously experienced this yourself. Your description is perfect. :clap:
Indeed, as recently as today.
Same here. The pattern was harvest on Mon, Wed and Fri. Rain-imposed rest on Tue and Thu. Rain forecast for Sat.
Harvesting corn?
The picture of the deer made me homesick for Colorado again. We had deer in our yard and on the hillside behind our condo almost everyday. I really enjoyed watching them.
Yes, harvesting corn to the south of us. Also, soy beans, to the east of us. :food: