The corn is as high as an elephants eye............... by happypat

The corn is as high as an elephants eye...............

Some of you will be familiar with this view from the back of our house & will have seen some of the various stages of of work in these fields.
The maize has done so well this year & we can almost hear it growing....loving the sun & warmth on the soil.

If you have good eyes you can faintly see the Lake District mountains along the skyline.

By the way I must thank you all so much for all the birthday wishes last Friday, every time I come on line someone else has kindly added some lovely words.....you are all so good!

Three good things:
1. Harry & I have managed to shift all the furniture out of the sitting room ready for the decorator coming tomorrow....this is when we miss sons next door!!!!
2. Remains of a cold chicken for tea.
3. I managed to last all night without coming down for a cup of tea...bad habits!
Gorgeous and clear - you sent the storm clouds over here then...
July 29th, 2013  
What a glorious view you have and it must be wonderful to watch your crops grow in the sunshine. We have cold chicken for tea too ;) Lovely rural shot.
July 29th, 2013  
I saw the Lake District in large - must be a good feeling with the hay etc in and everything else growing well uder this fantastic sky.
July 29th, 2013  
@fueast @suesmith Thank you both & yes glorious weather here today!!!
July 29th, 2013  
Lovely! Down here farmers cut mazes in their maize and charge people to wander around it.
July 29th, 2013  
@steampowered Same here Paul, we have one of those 3 miles away.
July 29th, 2013  
@annemary Yes Mary Anne a good feeling...we have retired now so don't have to worry thank goodness!
July 29th, 2013  
What a lovely view. We have noticed how good the corn and barley is when we walk around our local fields
July 29th, 2013  
You get better and better at composition, Pat. A winner here
July 29th, 2013  
A beautiful summer scene.
July 29th, 2013  
A really lovely scene and I like fields of maize. Re 3 I have other habits in the night which would be exacerbated by coming down for cups of tea!!!!!
July 29th, 2013  
What a glorious view - and great (much needed) news for farmers! And as @fueast says much better weather than over on the 'dry' side!
July 29th, 2013  
@quietpurplehaze Oh Hazel, like reading or eating....have done them all!!! Am having a particularly restless time at the moment & the more you get up the more your body expects tea etc!!!I'm sure we aren't the only ones!!
July 29th, 2013  
Jo
So lovely to see the English countryside bathed in sunshine, lovely shot.
July 29th, 2013  
What a glorious view & love your title which reminds me of the days I was part of the local operatic group and remember well our production of OAKLAHOMA my billowing lime green check skirt ,white gipsy blouse & along hair wig !!!! we did have some fun !! --digressing now --this is a lovely image Pat ( & yes I am another restless night time zombie !! )
July 29th, 2013  
What a beautiful sight to wake up to. Great scene, soon to look quite different with the harvest.
July 29th, 2013  
@beryl You, me & @quietpurplehaze all in the same club....long nights! I love Oaklahoma & can just imagine you in your country costume!
July 29th, 2013  
You can't be too far away from The Lake District if you can see the hills! You must visit it often and choose your day! I actually have heard of tea addiction but I don't have that problem - one cup a day! Chicken is on my menu too!
July 29th, 2013  
@maggiemae Takes us 40 minutes to get to the Lakes & yes we can go any time but you know how it is we don't!!!! Not so much tea addiction as I just can't sleep so come down & have a cup & read my book for a bit then back to sleep hopefully!
July 29th, 2013  
That is looking mighty fine Pat
July 29th, 2013  
@digitalrn It reminded me of your photo Rick...wasn't copying really!!!!!!
July 29th, 2013  
Lovely view, Great summer day shot
July 29th, 2013  
fav Pat Have I missed your Birthday ? I do hope not
July 30th, 2013  
@gerry Thanks Gerry...don't celebrate birthdays as much these days so that's ok!!! Thanks for the intention though!! Your regular faves are as good as a card!
July 30th, 2013  
@happypat your very welcome Pat
July 30th, 2013  
A beautiful rural scene we are lucky having such lovely views with out leaving home . We have a maze crop to the side of our house ,and as you say its really shot up
July 30th, 2013  
What a lovely view ...... lovely to see things growing :)
July 30th, 2013  
This is heaven on earth. I can hear the bees buzzing and the corn leaves rustling in the breeze and smell the hay and feel the sun warm on my face.
July 30th, 2013  
Very pretty, pastoral scene. So nice to see clean fields beside the wheat and corn fields. It truly is a delight to see farming shots.
July 31st, 2013  
@bpaquette You can smell the said hay this morning Barbara, we have had 4 fire engines down our lane this morning after the hay got on fire!!
July 31st, 2013  
@farmreporter The field on the right is Henrys field, he must have been having a sleep in his house when I took this!!
July 31st, 2013  
JH
Beautiful scene...though I had to view large and still squint pretty closely for the mountains!
July 31st, 2013  
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