Today in Pa

Did some mowing,,noticed the wild red rasberrys are ripe,,they are good! Lunch was extra good,,the first ripe tomatoes ,one sandwich with tunafish,,one just plain tomato and mayo.I liked the plain one the best. The family that rents the old farmhouse liked the colored stone I put down between the buildings so much,,they made this rest area on their own,Its just above the little house. The farmer was baling straw.He had a few bales on the ground,so I went and picked them up.This also gave me an excuse to get some pictures. Some of the same places I have shown before,,but from the neighbor down the roads field.The farmer farms ours and his together. At the top of his field you can see our house off in the distance and the old farm from a different point of view I drove down to the neighbor below us with some bales,,and got some more pictures! Dont ask me about the car,, I dont have a clue,its something he just got,, I ll find out for you all ...lol Its getting late we better pick the garden Hope Ultradog sees that one,,it sure got away from me,,,lol I better make some more pickles........Thanks for joining me in PA,,i sure had a nice day,hope you all did too....Larry

Thanks for the nice pictures. If you dont mind me asking, where did you get those place mats?

Thanks for sharing Larry. Great pics!

You sure have a knack for taking great photos Larry. They are beautiful!!
A question: Is that field the farmer is baling what they call conture farming? Looks very narrow but long. I've heard of that but being from out west not at all common here.

Thanks again for sharing your beautiful photos..
Dick

Great pictures. I am taking a guess on the car 1937 Ford sedan. Stan

Sure looks nice around there, nice pictures as usual. Are all the people as friendly and helpful as
you? If so must be a nice place to live.

Two great guys from Ohio sent them to me,,Ray Hoffsteter and his late dad Ed.

Most of the neighbors are PA dutch ,I have learned a lot from them.

I will find out and let you know for sure!

yes,that spot is very hilly,so contour seems to help errosion,etc.

Those are some beauty pictures Larry . Was this the farm you grew up on ?

No,I grew up on a small farm in NJ.My dad bought this farm in around 1969 and we would visit it on weekends.

Yup, the contour farming around here helps prevent runoff but that's changed even more with the use of no-till. I had to smile the other day driving by and seeing that baling setup. Grew up riding behind that exact setup for many years. They also had a nice Oliver out doing the raking. I still like watching the "little guy" and hope they can keep farming this area.

What county do you live in?

Gotta love the PA countryside,looks a lot like the Shenandoah Valley.

We had a group in our engineering offices this week from Utah. I had sent them for a drive up through Lehigh and Schuylkill County. They couldn't believe the views and the rolling countryside.
My wife is from upstate NY and she was so impressed with the views from our area that she decided to marry me! Haha.

Great pics, Larry.

Man, there's nothing like a fresh tomato from your own garden! Our tomato plants don't look the best... but they do have some small green ones on - so there's hope.

Been picking raspberries and blackcaps this week. Just finished the second picking this week. Better half is making a pie right now and the rest will go in the freezer. She made jelly out of the first picking. Gotta go check out the peas again today, too.

kind of looks like a old DKW or citron