Cotton Picker by grammyn

Cotton Picker

As I was taking my granddaughters to the dentist today I saw a cotton field that was being harvested See http://365project.org/grammyn/themes-and-comp/2011-11-08
This is one of the gentlemen that was helping to guide traffic on the road beside the field. He told me he used to pick cotton by hand when he was a child. I asked him how old he was and he told me 56. I could not believe cotton was still being harvested by hand that recently. I asked If I could take his picture and he was very pleased to pose for me.
Ah, here is the fluffy cotton field!!!))))
November 9th, 2011  
@nyusha One of the last ones. Most of them are already harvested.
November 9th, 2011  
I love that you had a little chat with him! That's one of the many things this whole project should be about, right?
November 14th, 2011  
@thesandbox5 Absolutely and we stood there quite a while. He pulled a cotton plant out of the ground and gave it to us when we left.
November 14th, 2011  
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