Thursday, July 23, 2009

SkyWatch #54

sky full hay basket Welcome to this SkyWatch Friday post!  Greetings from our dairy farm in northeast Iowa, USA!  The first photo was taken last Sunday evening around 7 p.m. as we were finishing up a day of baling hay.

The next photo was taken today around noon.  It shows tassels on sweet corn---that’s corn for us people to eat.  Yum!  Corn-on-the-cob!  Can’t wait!  Currently, the field corn---which is for the livestock---is just beginning to tassel.

sweet corn tassels

This final photo shows our oat field, which was cut yesterday using the same machine the hay was cut with.  In the right corner area of the picture is a deer standing in the field.  More photos of the intruder will be in the next post.

oats cut

skywatch

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18 comments:

Annie said...

Enjoyed your skywatch photos...thankyou. We are neighbors on the skywatch sign in page today! I am from Australia, and afraid my skies aren't quite as interesting today really...how I love the farming life!

Jim said...

Great colours in your photos.
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Gigi Ann said...

Great skywatch photos again today.

Gail said...

Beautiful, definately farmer's skies.

Anonymous said...

That first photo in your post is pretty darn fabulous!

Di
The Blue Ridge Gal

Anonymous said...

The first photo of the tractor is post-card perfect. I love it. Thanks for sharing.

Evansmom said...

i hate to keep repeating myself, but I love love love your photos. Thanks for sharing!

Gaelyn said...

Beautiful big skies. The sweet corn sounds yummy.

Danton said...

A wide expanse of beautiful skies in your place and Wow! on cotton clouds.

Regina said...

I love the farm.
Soothing and beautiful shots!

Jeannelle said...

Hello, Annie, J Bar, Gramma Ann, Gail, Blue Ridge Gal, Carolyn, Evansmom, Gaelyn, Danton, Regina,

Thank you all for visitig and for your very kind comments! I really like the first photo, too.....the evening light and the sky were just right at that moment!

Barb said...

Jeannelle, These photos are like postcards. Lovely skies (and fields).

Trisha said...

These pictures are beautiful! You should make them into a calendar! Coming from a farming family myself, I absolutely love the first picture with the tractor. Thank you for posting them.

erin said...

so like your captures...makes me want to trek on back to conrad, iowa and visit my family...
save me some of that corn!

Pollyanna said...

These are outstanding! My favorite is the one with the tractor. Can't wait to see more pictures of the "intruder".

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Essence of Maine said...

Spectacular skies and photos that show their true color!! Great job!

Michael Watson said...

I loved your milkweed photo! I have tried several times to grow this plant but have had no luck. Oh well.We were just in western Illinois and I was reminded of the large skies of my childhood there (and in your photos). Such weathers! Here in Vermont we also have our weathers but not so much sky - mountains instead.

Martha said...

What beautiful scenes!

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