Harvest time?

[Alan]

Over the past week, round here, they've started the harvest in ernest. The rape fields were first to be started a week ago, and now the wheat is in.

I'm sure up here we are a week or so behind you southern peeps, so what's the harvest situation in your areas?

[nightshade]

Despite driving through miles of country I have only seen haymaking, the cereals still looked green perhaps I am missing something

[Wild-Woman]

I reckon our local wheat fields will be harvested any day now.I'll know when it's started because the cars on our estate get covered in hay-dust.The farmer usually does it at nightime for some reason-never have known why-perhaps it's cooler to work heavy machinery then.
I think it's a bit sad when it's over because you know Autumn is on it's way and the year is passing quickly.ww

[Alan]

Has the harvest started in anyone elses area yet?

[Gill Catton]

I was near staines today and the combines were active on one of the fields in my site - which on such a sunny day with all the suncream I was wearing meant that I became several shades darker for all the dust that stuck to me

[Chalk Downlanders]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

I think it's a bit sad when it's over because you know Autumn is on it's way and the year is passing quickly.ww

That's Fungi season, you should be smiling. It is winter I don't like

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Chalk Downlanders

That's Fungi season, you should be smiling. It is winter I don't like

No winter is great!! Lots of big weather and hhuuggeee flocks of waders and wildfowl that take your breath away. The fluting honks of whooper swans in the mist, the crackling fires in country pubs, short working days out in the field no more crack of stupid o clock starts! icicles and snowflakes all lovely.... plus then you know spring is on the way and that's the best time of year

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

No winter is great!! Lots of big weather and hhuuggeee flocks of waders and wildfowl that take your breath away. The fluting honks of whooper swans in the mist, the crackling fires in country pubs, short working days out in the field no more crack of stupid o clock starts! icicles and snowflakes all lovely.... plus then you know spring is on the way and that's the best time of year

Hahaa, I agree, roll on Christmas

[Chalk Downlanders]

Originally Posted by Alan

Hahaa, I agree, roll on Christmas

Yeeeey. Santa's gonna buy me a Bigma

Yeah right

[emf]

They've been bringing in the wheat all this week in Wiltshire. Stacks and stacks of it all over the place and regular convoys of combines up and down the A36 holding up the rush hour traffic!!!!