Oats are “Heading Out”

Farmers…..and, all of us (including you and me), have the tendency to state the obvious on occasion.  “The oats are heading out…..”, Husband remarked recently as we looked at this field.  “Heading out to where?”, you may ask, if you are not familiar with the growth cycle of grain crops.  “Out to dinner?  Out to Colorado?  Out to go fishing?”

Remember the mayonnaise jar in the fridge who proclaimed, “Shut the door….I’m dressing!”?  These oats would declare to you that they are “heading out”…….and that means they are busy growing heads of grain on top of their stems.

Late yesterday afternoon, ominous-looking storm clouds rolled in from the west and took over the sky.  (This next photo is poor, but gives an idea of how the clouds looked over the oats field.)

Afterwards, parts of the field were in a rather flattened condition.  (Hopefully, these areas will spring back up to some degree.)

But most of the field looked presentable…….and, especially so when the sun returned for a bright encore after the storm had finished its performance.

 

I love the sea-of-green appearance of an oats field at this point in development, before it ripens to the harvest color of golden-tan in mid-July.  Probably I’d feel right at home amongst wheat fields of the Great Plains.

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Wishing you a joyful day!

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