Friday, June 12, 2009

Skywatch Friday, Hay Crop


Fair weather smiled upon the farmers this week, giving them time to mow, rake and bale hay.

This year appears to be a good one, agriculturally speaking, and Dallas County may well be headed for a bumper crop. I'm sure the cattle will be pleased come next winter.

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26 comments:

  1. Jim KlenkeJune 12, 2009 at 6:03 AM

    Nice picture, looks like a painting.

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  2. jabblogJune 12, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    How wonderful! A truly pastoral scene and the colours are amazing - mouth-watering.

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  3. GeorgeJune 12, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    What a great picture of the clouds over the field of hay rolls. This is a beautiful skywatch post.

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  4. Gemma WisemanJune 12, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    Love the beautiful light bathing the landscape!

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  5. B SQUAREDJune 12, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    This looks so much like a painting. Very nice, well done.

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  6. Small City ScenesJune 12, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    Jim is right it does look like a painting. I do love the smell of fresh mown hay. It's going on out here too. MB

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  7. SaraGJune 12, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Beautiful photo.
    Take care and Happy SWF

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  8. HalcyonJune 12, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    Wow! I was thinking the same thing as Jim and B Squared. It does look like a painting. And a beautiful one!

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  9. CarolJune 12, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    Nice shot...we see this scene alot in Ohio also...I love the peaceful country setting...beautiful sky too...

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  10. marleyJune 12, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    The hay gathering will start here in about a month. Then you know its summer.

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  11. DewdropJune 12, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    How awesome. We see fields like that here all the time, and my wonderful groom says... "Hay!"

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  12. PaulaJune 12, 2009 at 10:56 AM

    That's a wonder of a photograph, RR. It's good to know that you're looking at an economic success. That can create such a wonderful ripple effect throughout the whole county.

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  13. MonicaJune 12, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    Very cool photo and I love how it looks like a painting.

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  14. nature ramblingsJune 12, 2009 at 11:21 AM

    Love the colors in your photo. It does look like a painting! Such an ideal vista! Thanks for sharing Selma with us. Have a great skywatching week!

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  15. KimJune 12, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Wow, reads like a painting. I looked at the larger image and loved the bright colors. Very nice effects. And that sky is amazing.
    -Kim

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  16. Unseen India ToursJune 12, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    Really Beautifully Captured !! Are these the huts oon the land??Also I Have Started My Own Website And Would Like You To Have A Look At It.I Would Love To Have Your Comments On That Also.Unseen Rajasthan

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  17. JanetJune 12, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Thanks for visiting, Unseen. These are round bales of hay that you see on the ground. They will be moved and stored until next winter when the cattle are low on grass for food.

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  18. CathyJune 12, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    Beautiful - I love those big round bundles of hay!

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  19. Jane Hards PhotographyJune 12, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    This reminds me of Autumn in the UK. Beautifully done.

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  20. Debbie@Like a RoseJune 12, 2009 at 5:20 PM

    What a beautiful picture. Amazing color.

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  21. TashJune 12, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    Splendid! Like a classic painting.

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  22. LowellJune 12, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    Gotta make hay while the sun shines. Great effect in this photo!

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  23. HildaJune 13, 2009 at 12:49 AM

    Lovely pink tint in that beautiful blue sky! Seeing hay all rolled like this always makes me smile. It's never done here — we just have haystacks.

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  24. EG CameraGirlJune 13, 2009 at 5:36 AM

    I'm amazed that the farmers have been out haying already! Fields here are such soggy mess but I guess the we weather hasn't reached far southward into Alabama. Lovely shot!

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  25. BaruchJune 13, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    Nice work & great SWF contribution

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  26. Lisa WilsonJune 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    Love those colors! What a perfect photo!

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