Northview Diary: Oat shocks in an Amish field

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Friday, August 10, 2007

Oat shocks in an Amish field

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: Beautiful shot. Love the light.

Do you have Amish near you?; 6:04 PM
Jesse said...: Wow, actual shocks. Amazing.; 1:54 AM
threecollie said...: AMWD, thanks, we are actually nearly surrounded by many families and farms that have moved here in the past decade.

Thejesse, I have been trying for two years to get photos of this particular farmer's oat fields, but it always seemed that by the time I remembered the camera he had them all put away. This year I got lucky.; 5:13 AM
Cathy said...: It looks so labor-intensive. I guess it's that 'hands-on' effort that makes it so attractive.; 8:36 PM
threecollie said...: Hi cathy, they amaze me...it is hard enough to farm with machinery.,; 5:25 AM
Anonymous said...: our local amish do these also! Great shot!; 12:25 PM
threecollie said...: Hi Mon@rch, thanks...it was within my husband's lifetime that the "English" farmers (that's us) made their grain and straw the same way. I have to say...it is a lot easier with a combine. lol; 12:43 PM

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