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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