Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The end of harvest




One month has passed since we started harvesting, and once again the cycle has closed, and the grain is safely stored in the bins. It has been a month of hard work and long hours, worries about weather and frustration with machinery, but all in all it went very well. The rains interrupting harvest procedures were short lived and didn’t bring huge amounts of moisture, so we never had to stop for very long, nor did the quality of the grain suffer much. 

When we finished the last field yesterday evening the sun was already low in the west, casting a golden glow on the stubble stretching as far as the eye could see. 



How good to come home and sit by the fire under the immense starry sky, Milky Way stretching out overhead, reliving the highlights of the harvest with our little crew, talking about what lies ahead, but without the urgency that had been part of the preceding weeks. 

Autumn is right around the corner, the leaves are just starting to turn. My favourite time of the year is about to begin, and I plan to spend as much time as I can in the garden – warmed by the colours as much as the sun, and without any mosquitoes. What more could I possibly ask for?





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