tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post1663921006523808923..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Hay - make it while the sun shines.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25319987223940636862011-07-03T05:52:38.480-07:002011-07-03T05:52:38.480-07:00Today is warm and sunny here and the smell of the ...Today is warm and sunny here and the smell of the hay still linger in the field - it is glorious. Thank you for taking the trouble to leave a comment.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75754222363794833532011-07-03T04:08:27.082-07:002011-07-03T04:08:27.082-07:00Make hay while the sun shines - so it must be summ...Make hay while the sun shines - so it must be summer, though you'd never think it looking outside my window these last two days: cold, showery, windy. <br /><br />Everybody loves the smell of hay, don't they. Recently I've been drinking hay-milk. They say it's particularly good for you. Is that true? It sounds like it might be.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40848080618260214142011-07-02T14:04:21.932-07:002011-07-02T14:04:21.932-07:00If watching the haymaking is good enough for a cou...If watching the haymaking is good enough for a couple of racehorses...Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86500355892852523192011-07-02T11:35:40.025-07:002011-07-02T11:35:40.025-07:00Lovely lovely pictures
XXLovely lovely pictures<br />XXRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36143695051661332482011-07-02T08:18:19.549-07:002011-07-02T08:18:19.549-07:00My dairy farmer uncle always used to make hay and ...My dairy farmer uncle always used to make hay and we would be roped in to help. One of my jobs as a kid was to balance on the side of the bale sled and lift the swing gate to allow bales to be released in heaps, ready for collection. As I grew older, I had to pitch in with the stacking (what hard work!) and once, I even got to drive the tractor!<br /><br />I can smell that sweet, dry hay! Nowadays, it all seems to be silage!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45137816754001900562011-07-02T03:52:22.840-07:002011-07-02T03:52:22.840-07:00Two excellent choices in your final sentence!
As r...Two excellent choices in your final sentence!<br />As regards teachers, I had many fine ones. Probably the best was "Hag" a chain-smoking (when not in the class-room) chain-knitting, painfully shy Welshwoman who taught history without a text book and kept us utterly rapt, and who was transformed in the classroom.<br />She brought out the best in all of us --we all strove to answer well and write good essays. I can visualize my yellow history notebook to this day. A marvelous inspiration.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59615209197551810882011-07-02T03:29:38.592-07:002011-07-02T03:29:38.592-07:00I hope you chose the hay, or if the tennis that it...I hope you chose the hay, or if the tennis that it didn't disappoint.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16371456910190564482011-07-01T22:19:17.643-07:002011-07-01T22:19:17.643-07:00Gosh, that looks like a good hay crop. Not a spot...Gosh, that looks like a good hay crop. Not a spot of rain on it to spoil the colour and I could float on the scent (who needs perfume?!) The broodmare and her foal look sweethearts.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63291371371496451312011-07-01T22:02:08.916-07:002011-07-01T22:02:08.916-07:00Or watching the cows at the fence in your header p...Or watching the cows at the fence in your header photo. I liked how you could tell how the things were going with the farmer by what you could hear. I do that, too, when my husband is at work on a project. However, rather than equipment, I listen for what is coming out of his mouth. Ha!Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58552460741167372662011-07-01T20:50:59.004-07:002011-07-01T20:50:59.004-07:00That is some beautiful hay, weaver. I remember wel...That is some beautiful hay, weaver. I remember well those days of equipment breakdowns. Stress, frustration and anxiety! It's one reason we decided to only raise poultry and hunt venison for meat :)Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50833818251234865982011-07-01T14:04:18.457-07:002011-07-01T14:04:18.457-07:00To have your doors open and be surrounded by such ...To have your doors open and be surrounded by such wonderful views and smells must seem like heaven.<br /><br />I also love the smell of fresh cut grass and hay. <br />The closes I get to that is when the monsoons come and the air is filled with sage, ozone and dust. It is beyond wonderful. <br /><br />Glad farmer is having a good year !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17656993670587996392011-07-01T11:38:21.462-07:002011-07-01T11:38:21.462-07:00Oh how it takes me back to Ballyferris and the far...Oh how it takes me back to Ballyferris and the farmer and sons taking us out to the hay fields...the wonderful smell and the prickles of the hay as it got down your back and into your clothes!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67945242364086892902011-07-01T10:25:13.028-07:002011-07-01T10:25:13.028-07:00I hope there's a treat of a supper for The Far...I hope there's a treat of a supper for The Farmer after such a trying day!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23092724107045471632011-07-01T10:09:35.385-07:002011-07-01T10:09:35.385-07:00Poor Farmer - when the weather is on his side, the...Poor Farmer - when the weather is on his side, the machinery isn't. Glad the crop is good this year. Those horses are so beautiful - I would love to fondle their velvety noses. I have chickened out of watching the tennis - my nerves can't stand the tension! I'll watch the news later. I'm such a wimp.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82462842555850492082011-07-01T08:40:53.708-07:002011-07-01T08:40:53.708-07:00I can almost smell the hay - it looks wonderful! I...I can almost smell the hay - it looks wonderful! It`s good to hear that the Farmer is pleased with its quality this year.<br /><br />That foal has the most beautiful head in profile.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.com