scythe
The Land Speaks
Late May, Part 1
Here is a song to enjoy with these photos from around New Boaz in late May. Desert Ladder, banjo.
cultivating on the wd
phlox
retro fitted wheel-hoe
asparagus
greenhouse
the shop lean-to in the evening
peening a salvaged scythe blade
stacking hay on the rack
flathead season
Cabinet door for the Bighorn River Lodge
joining ash
sawing dovetails in ash
Jonah on the easel
To Build A Haystack
Below is my process of making a haystack. A good example of the transfer of energy.
Mowing the haw with a scythe.
The scythe efficiently cuts and gathers in one motion. Good technology.
Tidy windrows left by the scythe.
Upset this fellow, 3″ with legs.
The hay rack, beginnings of the stack.
Nearly half-way. (Three legged dog shown for scale)
All done. The other half of the picture is the good scent of cured hay.
The School of the Transfer of Energy 