Hay Making......Photography

Day 10

My camera gets a good work out 

in the hay fields...

When the light is just right...

I jump off the tractor to make a picture!

I combine work with play...

In front of the bull barn is a

round hay bale feeder...

We put the feeders around the round bales

in the winter to feed the cattle.

We are in the third hay field today:

This is what the field looked like this morning

before we began baling the hay...

5pm tonight...

the field is all baled up

I spent the next hour chasing the light...

to make just the right images with my camera.

Photography.....it's all about the light!

We are expecting rain this week,

so hay making is put on hold until the

weather clears up.

Maybe I will hear 

the sweet hum of a sewing machine,

instead of the roar of a tractor,

for the next few days.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hay Making Video.....2016

Day 9

Life in the hay field continues...

It is a gorgeous day here in Western Oregon

in the coastal mountain range.

The cowboy is on the tractor today baling hay.

If you look closely in the rear view mirror...

you can see the barn.

Here is a closer image of the barn.

 Here is a long shot of the barn:

The cowboy is making progress baling.

He will be moving over to the 

third hay field soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hay Season......Flowers

Day 7

I was hoping to show you lots and lots

of round bales in the hay field...

Instead I am showing you our broke down baler

While things have slowed down in the hay field,

I am heading home to water the flowers:

The little yellow building is my Thread Shed

Just to the right is the little red hen house

There is a tiny blue and white trailer house

in front of the thread shed...

Tiny tree swallows are peeping in there.

Just behind the thread shed is the barn:

Our mustang pony, Dollar lives there.

Just behind the thread shed is a hay field:

This is the first field I mowed last weekend.

The cowboy baled it up a few days ago.

Growing on the patio is a Passion Flower:

These are the coolest blooms ever!

The passion flower vine grows up the post on the patio.

On the other side of the yard is the guest house:

Hollyhocks grow along side the guest house...

Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks

Behind the guest house is a flower bed:

Lots of rusty metal yard art here.

In front of our house is another bird house:

This is a 2 story bird house the cowboy made for me.

Lots of peeping from baby tree swallows

that live in this house!

9 hours later...

We made a trip to Portland and back 

to fetch parts for the round baler...

The cowboy has repaired it.

I am hoping to show you lots of round bales soon!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hay Season.....#3 Field

Day 3

We are mowing the 3rd hay field today

I am driving the 

International 886 tractor today...

Here is a closer look at the cab...

Yes, it is RED......

makes it even more FUN to drive!

We are in the third hay field today...

if you look closely you can see the red tractor.

We are just across the fence

 from the field we mowed yesterday.

Always a lovely view when mowing hay...

We have 3 or 4 bulls that winter 

in this hay field each year.

You can see the bull barn on the left side.

This is the view from the back of the bull barn...

 the red tractor is in the center of the image.

5pm.......the field is cut.......aaaah.

It will dry for a day and then will be raked.

Queen Anne's Lace

Growing around the edges of the hay fields.

We are back at the barn lot hooking up the baler.

The cowboy will bale the first hay field

 tomorrow.

Feed sack Tote Bags:

We bring home lots of horse and chicken feed

from the feed store in town.

The cowboy saves the sacks for me...

I turn them into tote bags.

This red bird seed tote bag is a favorite!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi