Monday, July 18, 2011

Harvest Moon. . . in July?

A big orange moon rose on Friday night.  Looked like a harvest moon.  But, wait, a harvest moon in July?

Sure!  The wheat harvest began late last week.  All the farmers are out with combines and grain trucks, getting in the harvest.  The portion of this little place here that we rent out to a local farmer was in wheat this year (last year it was soybeans, the year before was corn).

I say 'was', because the wheat was taken Saturday morning.  Taken as in harvested, not as in stolen ;0)

The field of wheat on Friday evening.

Grain truck ready for Saturday morning, and combine (behind truck) ready to harvest wheat.


Starting on the edge of the field.

Closer now, harvesting between the yard and the Marsh.


Emptying the wheat from the combine into the truck.


Same part of the field as picture from Friday evening, only with wheat harvested.

All done, except for the baling of the straw.

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