A summer evening

On my bike ride the other evening I stopped to take photo of this view & then this tractor drew in & started baling this hay into round bales. I thought it was good timing on my part or his !! The hay smelt really sweet & will be very welcome in the winter months.
Beyond the tractor you can just see the river I had to pay to cross. On the hill you can also see our house which was part of the reason I stopped where I did. You can see the farm buildings to the right of our white house. You can also see the tops of the other house in our little lane.

[Rick Schies]

This is a great view of the countryside

[Sarah Bremner]

Oh this is lovely and the rich colours of farm activities are beautiful.
Enjoy the sunshine when you can! Bit grey and chilly with us!

[lesley allen]

What a lovely summer scene, very similar to the area where I live, but the farmers will soon start cutting corn as well as hay.

[robinwarner]

jealous that you get to ride a bike through places like that. gorgeous

[Pat Knowles]

@robinwarner Yes but that is why I am so taken with your photos ..so different & you can get a bit sick of fields sometimes !!!!

[stephanie dp]

so incredibly charming! I can't get over how beautiful the countryside is and that you get to enjoy it daily!

[Janet]

this is a lovely shot & i'm going to miss summer nights SO much !!!

[Frances Chaloner]

How delightful! I can smell the sweet hay just looking at it. Sad to be stuck in a city looking at this!

[Phil Howcroft]

Pat, a beautiful very English scene.

Thanks for sharing ........oh and a John Deere tractor too :)

[Pat Knowles]

@phil_howcroft Yes you're right ..do all men know the names of the tractors !!

[Barbara Bowman]

Absolutely lovely photo, looks like you ride a bit of a distance. Is the hay for dairy cows? I wish it was green like that here. The green and yellow of the JD is pretty distintcive.A very popular tractor around here.

[Judith Greenwood]

@phil_howcroft Blimey I can't believe you noticed that - I do believe we have a farming board game my John Deere at one point - it wasn't as rubbish as it sounds!! Gorgeous landscape Pat - you cycled a long way - you can't beat Lancashire on a sunny summer's evening!

[Jennifer Jones]

Lovely rural scene. And a flattish-looking cycle ride...?

[Juliette Packham]

great scene - I'm gutted, I seem to have missed all the harvest and baling...I was so looking forward to sitting next to a field with dust flying and watching the farm hands go about their business. There aren't any fully cropped fields left round my way. I'll have to hope I see some on my travel next week!

[Barb Smith]

What beautiful countryside, Pat. The tree frames this landscape very nicely.