Haymaking...

Today the baler came to do the hay .. FG does the first two stages with the cutting and conditioning of the hay/haylage but we get a contractor to come and bale and wrap if we are doing haylage.. This is one of our best hay paddocks it has a couple of steep hills but the 4WD tractors and the right driver all the paddock can now be cut and baled.. It is certainly is a paddock with a view..

[Faye Turner]

Wonderful capture Great pov

[Hope D Jennings]

Great POV and focus

[Diana]

What a great shot and view. that sure is a steep one that I would not like to drive on. Fabulous pov and pop of colour.

[Desi]

Great shot and interesting text

[Marnie]

It looks like a heavy hay yield, fabulous. Interesting for me to see how you Kiwis handle the steep slopes like that, could be very dicey.

[julia]

This part of the paddock never got cut until we had a 4WD tractor and as long as the baler goes down rather than up the hill its all good .. though I would not be doing it .. I go around this slope when on the quad... I'm a chicken ... lots of screaming if FG tries to take me up a hill like this ...

[Pam Knowler]

Wow this looks dicey! Wonderful image - tells an exciting story!

[Issi Bannerman]

I wouldn't go on a hill like that in a tractor - I'm with you Julia, there'd be lots of screaming! Super capture though.

[Margo]

Steep hill

[Beryl Lloyd]

Waw ! what a slope - I couldn't even watch !

[Joan Robillard]

Well, I learned a new term "Haylage." Wonderful shot

[julia]

@joansmor haylage is not dried out as much as hay and then wrapped.. to keep moisture in..

[Pigeons Farm]

It looks a little steep!

[Annie-Sue]

OMG - the steepness!!

[gloria jones]

Terrific shot...Looks like everything's under control :)

[*lynn]

very cool capture on the hill

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Pat Knowles]

It certainly is...a beautiful field to work in. Lovely to see your sunny fields...Brian is heartily sick of the cold damp & rain here! Flying back tomorrow night!

[julia]

@happypat good haymaking weather now Brian.. hot dry and no wind..

[KWind]

That looks so steep for a tractor.

[Wendy]

What a great shot but it does look steep and scary for the driver! What beautiful country you live in! The scene behind the tractor is so idyllic!

[julia]

@farmreporter No all perfectly safe .. The driver would not go down if he was not confident... We are lucky we do live in a lovely spot and on a hill so get the view .. but the wind too.. small price to pay ..

[haskar]

Great composition and tones.

[Dianne]

I'd be screaming if I had to go in the tractor on this hill - but it makes for a great image. I'm sure the contractor would like a copy of this for his advertising. Fav