Marching on as the seasons progress… Under the warm early sunshine, the corn whispered to the farmer: “I am ready. Harvest me. Summer is over and winter is on his way.” It was the middle of October in Vermont. Sunlight… Read More ›
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CHERRY TONGUE AND FIVE EARS OF CORN
The time has come round again. Our local corn is ripe. You can tell because the price of corn drops abruptly. We used to get ten ears for a dollar, but inflation has arrived, so now they are selling it… Read More ›
HARVESTING THE CORN IN VERMONT – Marilyn Armstrong
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Harvest Scenes It just happens that I have exactly the right pictures for this challenge. Now, if I can find them …
SHARING MY WORLD AT HARVEST TIME – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World 10-14-19 QUESTIONS: Why do we have such trouble telling our loved ones that we love them? Do you have that kind of communication issue with your loved ones? I did have that problem when I was younger, but… Read More ›
THE FIFTH EAR AND CHERRY TONGUE
The time has come round again. Our local corn is ripe. You can tell because the price of corn drops abruptly. We used to get ten ears for a dollar, but inflation has arrived, so now they are selling it… Read More ›
THE DENSITY OF CORN IN VERMONT’S MOUNTAINS
DENSE | PHOTO CHALLENGE – CUTTING VERMONT CORN
GOING GREEN
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: It IS Easy Being Green Spring is here, but the green, not so much. the snow is still melting and while some shoots are coming up, nothing is flowering and no crops are growing. In… Read More ›
CORN AND SOME MAIDENS – MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE
MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE #63 : LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY from PhoTrablogger It’s still a horror show outside and I’m stuck in the house until the world stops tilting at this weird angle. Life has become surreal. Taking out the trash, or opening the… Read More ›
PURPLE MOUNTAINS, AMBER WAVES, AND OTHER GRAINS
We live in farm country. But, alas, we lack amber waves of grain. In other words, no wheat. Tomatoes, apples (lots and lots of apples in varieties you’ve probably never heard of), cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, blueberries, cranberries … and corn. In season. Local… Read More ›
CORNY
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is TREAT. If you are one of my dogs, that means anything which comes from the hand of a human. Garry would say “hot dogs” or “sashimi” I say “corn,” especially corn just harvested from… Read More ›
HARVESTING THE CORN – VERMONT MORNING
Right outside the window, there is … or was … a cornfield. This morning, the harvesting machinery showed up and the cornfield went away. This particular corn is not “people corn” but silage, for the cows to eat in the… Read More ›
THE FARM AND THE HOUSE
The cows are happy. The chickens are happy. The corn is growing, joyously absorbing sunshine and rain. Three generations live on the farm … and the land has been in the family as long as anyone can remember. The work… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 