HAY BALES

July, 2008

There are eighty three acres at Oilseed, many of them open pasture.  When a crew came to cut and bale, Camille was excited.  After it was all baled, we got up early and photographed them morning sun.

 

CAMILLE LOVES THE LOOK OF A FRESHLY BALED HAY FIELD

You can see it in her face.  Maybe it has something to do with horses or perhaps she was a farmer in another life.

 

YOU HAVE TO ADMIT

   

They do have a certain allure.  Big, round monoliths glowing in the morning sun like horse candy.

 

Yum!  They really do look good enough to eat.

 

A TOUCH OF SADNESS

 

This bale is slowly unraveling along with this abandoned livestock shed.

 

 

AND THEN THERE'S THE MORNING ITSELF

 

The first moments of a brand new day are full of beauty and promise.

 

STEAM RISING OFF THE PONDS

   

 

DEER AND SPIDER WEBS

 

As we walked up the hill, the pastures cleared, unable to hold the deer who vanished silently into the woods while spider webs captured insects and dew.

 

SHADOWS OF A NEW DAY

 

With more than a few long backward glances, we walked down from the baled pastures and into our own day of classroom, desk, kitchen, phone, garden and weeds.

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