Yesterday was one of those really hot and sticky days when you don’t really feel like doing anything. Life isn’t quite like that for farmers. Brother in Law had been out to look at the wheat and finding it ready to cut he rang for the combine harvester. It was here straight after lunch.
There was only an afternoon’s work but they cracked on because it was likely that thunderstorms were on their way. Meanwhile the neighbouring farmer was also cutting his wheat. They certainly weren’t going to waste any time because they had 3 combines!
Take a careful look at the picture above and below and you can see all 4 combines amidst the dust. An extremely rare sight around here.
I didn’t actually get to see them as I was visiting my mum and we were sat under her fig tree trying to find some shade. Farmer Daughter grabbed my camera and so these pictures are courtesy of her.
The thunderstorms started around 8pm.
Those are great pictures. Wheat is off now in Ontario, too. It's always so pretty to see. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteGlad you got the harvest in, the weather would have flattened it all. Shade under a fig tree sounds good to me, our sitting room is never warm, and at this time of the year it's the coolest room in the house, so we sit inside with a fan going, watching the wildlife in our garden.
ReplyDeleteMy son's father in law is a farmer so I know how busy he is with the harvest at this time of year. Hopefully you get it all done before these awful storms!
ReplyDeleteThe grain was in but the straw is still out and is soaking wet.
DeleteOh four combines at once! Just as well they were all available. Oh dear about the straw. Will it be ok if the sun comes back soon?
ReplyDeleteWe are small farmers in comparison to our neighbours so we had just the one combine. Our neighbours have lots of farms, a cheese factory, a farm shop and their own contractors so they presumably pulled out all the stops and called in all their combines to get the job done! They are of course in the same situation as us now it’s a lot of soggy straw. It will effect the quality of it, how much depends on how long it remains wet.
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