I never know what will capture my interest as I travel our farm with my camera in hand. Today I present my “Close Encounters Of A Pattern Kind” picture collection. Many of these photos were gathered the hard way as I crawled under equipment, waded through thistles, got good and dirty in our fields, and froze my fingers at my chicken coop. Goes to show you that my passion for photography is only equaled by my passion for sharing everything about our farm with all of you! You can visit “Picturesque Patterns” to see some more interesting patterns that caught my eye.
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Thoughts of spring are beginning to turn in our minds as we flip the calendar to the month of March. As we envision our fields full of beautiful plants, one thought is running through our minds: WEED CONTROL!
Weed control is an essential part of farming. Every year we learn more about weed control using best farming practices. Some weeds are difficult to manage, hard to control and impossible to eradicate. These weeds can look stunning, but they can do real damage to our crops. The four weeds in these photos in order of appearance are: Jimsonweed which is highly toxic when touched or ingested. Bindweed which flourishes in our lawns and fields. Thistles that line the edges of our fields and cause #IamMurray great grief. Black Bindweed which has completely strangled the potato plant in the picture. You can visit “The Flowers Of Our Farm” to see some gorgeous flowers on our crops. As you could imagine, the farm is in full flower during the summer. Here are some little known facts about our crop flowers in order of appearance in the photos:
Potato flowers are different colours depending on the variety of potato. These gorgeous pink flowers are a yellow variety. Male sweet corn flowers are commonly called tassels and their primary function is to produce pollen. Pumpkin flowers open every morning for only 6 hours and close during the heat of the day. Wheat flowers are called spikelets and are often dried and used in bridal bouquets. Alfalfa flowers are in the pea family and they can be found in our hay. You can visit “Bugs & Blossoms” to see some other beautiful flowers that can be found on our farm. Let’s kick start February with an artistic slideshow highlighting some interesting shapes I have been collecting. The eye of my camera can find some unusual shapes when I have time to slow down and look closely around the farm. Perhaps you will only see some weeds, trees, mushrooms and other weird pictures. Or maybe you will see a moose shaped potato complete with nostrils, a dog’s face depicted in burrs dusted with snow and two hugging flowers as I saw when I was taking the photos. Of course you might see something completely different. Whatever your perception is, I hope you enjoy this slideshow! If you would like to see more fun shape photos you can visit “Simply Shapes” which was one of the original artistic blogs I put on our website four years ago.
Today is Weedy Wednesday here at the farm. Even though weeds are something we normally work to eradicate, and even though most of us are quite tired of winter, at a certain point we need to take a few minutes to appreciate what we’re given. So I present my slideshow of glittering weeds covered in ice and snow sparkling in the brilliant sunlight. The photos were taken in the bitter cold early one frosty morning. Although I ended up with frozen fingers and burrs on my boot, I believe the end result was worth it. If you’re hungry for signs of spring, I invite you to take a look at “Buds & Blossoms” for a preview of spring flora and fauna.
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