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HARVESTING THANKFULNESS - Country Drive II
 
PIONEER HARVEST MURAL ON SIDE OF THE LOCAL KILLAM, AB. 'CO-OP '(the 'coop' is a WELL KNOWN IN ALBERTA, CITY OR COUNTRY, SHOPPING CENTRE
 
THIS GUY IS DONE! (LOVE THE PATTERNS IN THE CUT FIELDS)
 
MORE THAN DONE IN THIS FIELD ...(smile)
 
ALWAYS LOVE THE TRAIN TRACK PERPECTIVE . ALSO HOW ALL THAT GRAIN GETS SHIPPED
 
COUNTRY TRAIN CROSSINGS - NO LIGHTS HERE - BEWARE!!
 
JUST A FEW 'OLD TIME' GRAIN ELEVATORS LEFT NOW...NOWHERE NEAR BIG ENOUGH (this one is Strome, Alberta approx. 45 -60 min. drive from Camrose)
 
FARM?!? THIS IS A 3 BROTHER OPERATION - CORPORATION!!! MOST OF NE ALBERTA .lol
 
BIGGER THAN IT APPEARS IN THE DISTANCE!
 
CITY 2 COUNTRY GIRL....AND LOVING IT...(kinda wanted to just 'fall back into it' VERY THICK!) VERY THICK & LOWER STILL GREEN STALKS MADE HARVEST HARDER.
 
THE CANOLA - LAST CROP OF THE HARVEST
 
SEEDS IN THE POD
 
INSIDE THE COMBINE HOPPER MOUNTAINS OF CANOLA
 
NOW THIS! IS VERY SHARP AND YA DON'T WANNA SEE THOSE BLADES UP CLOSE - RAZORS
 
GOOD OLD JOHN DEERE - A $350,000.00 UNIT - COULDNT FIT IN ONE SHOT
 
OOPS...WE SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM.....
 
HERE'S ME DRIVING! NOT.... lol
 
MY COUSIN'S HUBBY - ONE OF THE 3 BROS. AND 1 FARM HAND TRYING TO KEEP THE ROLLING STOCK WELL .........ROLLING!
 
I LOVE THIS VIEW FROM UP IN CAB
 
THIS IS AN OVER 6 FT GUY SO NOW YOU SEE HOW HUGE EVEN THE TIRES ARE!
 
WELL BETTER SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS NOW! AGAIN...
 
BEEN A TOUGH HARVEST-the green stalks/too much precip. - cause clogging UP 'DA MACHINE'. BUT YA GOTTA DO WHAT YA GOTTA DO SOMETIMES! :-)
 
YAY! HE'S WAY OFF THERE IN THE DISTANCE NOW FINALLY 'MAKING HAY' ...(this shot SUPER zoomed ...lol)
 
I'M 5'6" AND LOOK HOW TALL THE CANOLA IS...WHAT A WONDERFUL FULL DAY AND THEY SHOULD BE DONE BY WEEKS' END. ABOUT 300 HOURS OF HARVEST FOR THE BROTHERS. (HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL!) luv,PMC

 

 

"Our rural ancestors, with little blest,

Patient of labour when the end was rest,

Indulged the day that housed their annual grain,

With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain."

 

~Alexander Pope  

 

(Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend - Monday Oct. 13th)

 

"Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest."

 

~Douglas William Jerrold
COMMENTS
Swedfinn said at 6:57 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING PMC!!!!
Sd14 said at 6:58 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
hi patricia,
you done a realy good one this so interesting what is canola seed used for the machines look huge
farming is hard work but they would not swap it for anything elseexcept maybe a win on lotto lol
the wheels on that tractor look massive hate to fall under those flattened like a pancake see you like water ,love the railway tracks point lost in the distance of course X marks the spot,

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MESD14 JOE
Alnorman57 said at 7:06 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
For the non-farmers: Canola (Canadian Oil) is a patented, Canadian developed strain of rapeseed. It is grown for its seed which is the basis for the Canola, much used in the food industry.
Jantass said at 8:59 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
WOW,PATTY INTERESANTE FOTOS ..GRAN TABBLO !!!!!!!!!!
Johnpgirvan57 said at 11:40 p.m. on Oct 8, 2008:
WONDERFUL!
Debdog said at 12:06 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
wow PMC you have outdone yourself.......this is GREAT HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!! :)
Debdog said at 12:08 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
thanks to the farmers!
Chilla said at 2:54 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
A beautiful and informative tabblo. Harvest is a wonderful time of the year and you have captured it well here.
Wildthing said at 3:35 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Terrific Thanksgiving tab. Love the shot of the railway track, and the two of you making like a scarecrow to keep those pesky birds at bay:)
Wildthing said at 3:37 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
The second pic would have been a good two-fer! Well, it is a good two-fer:)
Swedfinn said at 3:45 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Is that your next phaze " harvest time for love(lol)?"
Welshchick said at 8:24 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
What a perfect Harvest tabblo lovely Patty~ Blessings to you and your family and friends!!!
YorkJodi said at 9:40 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Very interesting... lovely photos... good job!! Happy Thanksgiving... (I didn't know)
Siagian said at 10:29 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
hats off to the hardworking people who provide food for the rest of us! have a lovely thanksgiving!
Ira said at 10:50 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Very lovely and interesting photos
Golpejas said at 10:55 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Patty, you have a talent for showing the beauty that Harvest and Thanksgiving has to offer us. There sure is a petty girl in the tall canola field that adds to the beauty of the harvest. Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving.
Mirella said at 11:46 a.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Very interesting Tabblo, I like the view from the cab, the perspective of the railroad and the changing colour of the harvest in the third pic. Thanks
Chaitiamma said at 1:22 p.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Great Tabblo !!!
Gerardfotografeert said at 5:51 p.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Nice ytabblo Patty with beautiful angels and lines.
SFMatMan said at 8:10 p.m. on Oct 9, 2008:
Great scenes of autumn!
Albert_09 said at 5:44 p.m. on Oct 10, 2008:
Muy interesante, bonitas fotos, en especial 1/2/3
Moabjeeper said at 8:02 p.m. on Oct 10, 2008:
Great tabblo. Great J.D.
Candlepower said at 2:58 p.m. on Oct 11, 2008:
The real felling of the country. Great shots! Love the Autumn.
Loes said at 5:56 p.m. on Oct 12, 2008:
Wonderful tabblo PMC!
Sirnicolay said at 4:46 a.m. on Oct 13, 2008:
This is a very unique tabblo, Patty! I love the farmside photos--they're very different from the ones we have here. Thanks for sharing! :)
Andre. said at 6:06 a.m. on Oct 13, 2008:
Excellent theme. Thank you
Krisu said at 3:36 p.m. on Oct 13, 2008:
Great tabblo and some wonderful, wonderful pics: 3, 4, 5 and 21 that I like the best.
MichelleMc said at 4:30 a.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
Great shots, great colors too! Love the tractors and the field shots.
HtD said at 12:49 p.m. on Oct 22, 2008:
It's remember me, when I visit Alberta in 1989. Thanks for sharing these photo's.
Maz2001 said at 12:47 p.m. on Oct 23, 2008:
Wonderful!!!!!!
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