Foggy sunrise.

Fog relented just enough this morning to capture this sunrise.

Sensitivities

Wagon loads of wheat straw await transport to the barn.

I was born and bred a city boy. Living in a small town in a large farming district has opened my eyes and sensitivities to the turn of the seasons, and to where my food comes from.

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Advantage

Beyond a bare already harvested soybean field, a combine chews its way through another soybean crop.

Living and working in a rural area has its advantages and drawbacks, as does living anywhere. I count as an advantage – a blessing – seeing this clear evidence of the changing seasons, of seeing where food comes from, of who harvests it and how.

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Field, Chatham-Kent

Field, Chatham-Kent

Fields throughout southwest Ontario are almost ready for spring planting. Winter wheat is just beginning to green up.