Amish farmers
Looks like yesteryear but this photo was taken a few days ago, four horses pulling an All-Crop harvester originally meant to be pulled by a tractor. The harvester was built between the mid 1930s and the early 1960s - a minimum of half a century ago. The machine is taking in the seed heads and spitting out the straw.
After the farmer who's driving the rig circles his field, he will position the part that looks a bit like a giraffe over a grain hopper to empty the harvester of the seed heads. Then he will circle his field again to harvest more wheat.
I admire the Amish way of life, seemingly much simpler than our modern ways. But I'd have trouble giving up my camera, computer and blogging.
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I love the colours and the juxtaposition of animals and the machine and the man in the middle as a connector.
ReplyDeleteI don't see many of those down the end of my street. Love the density of the colour here.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful, rural scene! Amazing to think how hard the Amish work when easier methods exist! We drove past a black Amish buggy on the way to my parents' house in central Wisconsin yesterday! We're here for a week of Suzuki Violin Institute at UWSP!
ReplyDeleteFrom the thumbnail, it looks like a giraffe sticking his head out.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week, WOW!
A very thought provoking image. How many of us could incorporate their way of life as our life style. I like idea of simplicity but wonder about the isolation from modern society. I'm surprised that more of their youngsters don't rebel. The photo and your explanation is excellent.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the Amish way of life, and think it would be a good way to live, but I'm with you, I couldn't give up my camera or computer. Wonderful shot!
ReplyDeleteI would like a combination of Amish and our ways. the simple life is great but i want electricity and all the things it runs.
ReplyDeletewhat a great shot. i don't think i'd be good at that hard life - knowing there were 'easier' ways to accomplish things. but i admire their fortitude and faith.
ReplyDeleteThough some things about these communities makes me very uncomfortable but I love how photogenic they are.
ReplyDeleteIt´s an old fashioned way of working the champs, but it works very well indeed.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice Sunday
Elisa, Argentina
Great subject matter for this beautiful picture. This is one to frame and hang.
ReplyDeleteAmazing that they can still survive such a life, I don't think I can even survive without the electricity and modern gadgets.
ReplyDeletei love seeing work done the old fashioned way. i've heard that they allow amish children a year off to do whatever they want and almost all come back to the amish way of life. i guess it's just what you know!
ReplyDeletebeautiful image!
I'd agree... no one takes my camera!
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to have a community that is still using the oldfashioned methods so that the rest of us get a peek at the good old days.
ReplyDeleteDarla
Fascinating image.I am with you,I do not want to give up on technology,it's too much fun.
ReplyDeleteAnd your microwave and your washer and dryer and your car and your ...
ReplyDeleteGreat shot though. I wonder how long their culture will continue to survive.
What a fantastic photo...like a time warp! Great job, EG.
ReplyDeleteMany times I yearn for a simpler way of life - but I don't think the Amish way is the only alternative.
We must get rid of the idea that "growth" is good. It is killing us. And our planet. And everything on our planet. That would be a good place to start.
Re your comment about the "unbalanced." I think you might be right. In the U.S. we call such people Republicans. :-)
This does look like a much older photograph, and it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday to you!
If only we could shed only the parts of technology and civilization that are irksome, and keep the rest.
ReplyDeleteI also had drummed into my head from an early age how hard the work of farming is. My mom grew up on a farm, and while she didn't plow the fields behind a team of horses, she did have to haul water from the well, feed the chickens, slop the hogs, and work in the garden. I'm thinking the traffic jam between me and the supermarket is bearable in comparison. :)
A blast from the past! I too couldn't give up my techie stuff.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great capture of a way of life that's long gone in most places.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous photo and I loved reading about how this farmer works - being English the Amish way of life fascinates me and I hope one day I can visit that part of the country and see some of it for myself. We have just ordered an Amish dining room table - one man in his workshop who just makes tables.
ReplyDeleteWe saw this a lot where we lived in Pennsylvania and still do when visiting family. It seems like a hard life, yet it has an appeal.
ReplyDeleteDarryl and Ruth :)
This is a wonderful photo.
ReplyDeleteI saw many Amish scenes during my six years in Ohio, but I never got used to it. Choosing to live such a difficult life is tough to understand.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great retro image, EG. There's more than my camera and blog I'd miss living the Amish lifestyle. Let's just start with my world view and stop there... :-)
ReplyDeleteHorses like dogs are worth-having buddies!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I'm visiting here for Scenic Sunday. Mine is up here:
http://www.thedtour.info/2011/07/our-humble-fiesta-celebration-july-25th.html
Hope to see you around!
Very natural sight of nature giving the peaceful and calm surrounding..with Harvesting Parts Thank you
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