When the rain stops and things dry out, farmers scramble to get the field work done even the old fashion way of farming. My wagon load would not be filled as tall as I would be too short to pitch the grain bundles very high.
Loading Oats Bundles
Picture of the Day for August 13, 2016
Modes of transportation has changed over the centuries, although horse drawn wagons have had a long history of use as horses were domesticated around 4000 BC and the wheel invented in 3500 BC. This wagon hasn’t been that long but it has seen a fair number of years and probably hauled a variety of loads.
Old Wagon
Picture of the Day for December 1, 2015
The start of December means that winter is just really starting and there will be more snow and cold coming for many months yet. I don’t think this wagon will be big enough to haul winter farther north. And for the earlier generations, this mode of transportation wasn’t closed in or have a heater to kept a person warm, so I guess I can’t complain about winter but I still might anyway!
Heavy Wagon
Picture of the Day for June 23, 2015
I had to pick up a lot of limbs from the wind and rain yesterday morning, so I was glad to have a sturdier structure to be inside than a covered wagon during a storm. The pioneers were a brave bunch of people to travel west all those miles in just a covered wagon, carrying all their belongings and food to make a start a new life.
Covered Wagon
Picture of the Day for September 4, 2013
A retrospective look of farming when oat bundles were loaded onto wagons from the oak shocks in the field and hauled to the grain thresher. The one on top can’t be scared of heights as they drive the horse drawn wagon standing up across rough fields.
Loading Oat Bundles
Picture of the Day for February 5, 2013
With another morning of snow to shovel, I think my groundhog was correct that it won’t be an early spring so it may be time to pack the wagon up and head south for the remaining winter.
Load the Wagon
Picture of the Day for July 4, 2012
Well since there were some squishish reactions to yesterday’s spider picture, I’ll stay away from the insects today. I don’t mind the spiders so much if they are outside and I don’t get the web across my face but there is an insect I hate – those nasty mosquitoes that were biting me when I was getting the sunset last night so I didn’t venture out to take pictures the neighbor’s fireworks last night. So instead I had to use some of last year’s fireworks instead for today’s picture.
I’ll see if tonight the wind is blowing enough to chase the skeeters away and if I can get some new firework pictures.
Happy 4th of July!
