Once again, I have engaged in a massive session of speed photography. You know, this is where I take the Amtrak train across the middle of the state of Texas with my camera ready to take pictures of anything of interest that flashes by at 60 miles per hour. At times, the train gets up to 80 miles per hour, so just imagine what a split second opportunity there is to catch anything at all!
Today I am featuring shots of farm life. Here is a montage of photos showing what's happening on Texas farms during the first part of May. By the way, I love red buildings!
I also adore dirt roads that curve around fields.
This looks like a field seeded with experimental crops. Note all the red, blue and yellow flags tied to stakes, marking individual plots?
And of course, you have to have horses in Texas!
Here's a road that bisects two fields, with furrows wiggling into the distance.
I passed many fields that had been mowed earlier, and the hay bales were still sitting topsy-turvy, waiting to be stacked neatly in a row.
Water is soooooo important to the farmers. We are still recovering from the worst drought in my lifetime. Here, a tank (which is what Texans call ponds) could use quite a bit of rain to get the water level up to the dock.
Another red barn....
Another field with rolls and rolls of hay....
It looks like this farmer is heading left to right, but look closer. He is facing the left, sitting backwards in his tractor cab. See the cows? They have plenty of grass for grazing, since we have been blessed with good rain in the last few months. Also, there are three water towers in the background, hoarding precious water for rural residents.
This tank is surrounded by several different fields. It does not look as low as the previous tank, does it?
This prosperous-looking farm has it's hay already gathered and moved into rows.
Finally, here is my favorite farm shot. I think this boy looks like he's totally relaxed, no cares in the world.
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