Photo-a-Day  (Wednesday, 26th July, 2023)

Wonderful view you have captured there Poet....I can almost see it moving in the breeze.

A timeless scene

A peaceful scene, and yet the colour gives the feeling of a storm to come, but of course the growing wheat needs the sun AND the rain.

Definitely your stamp on this one Poet. Really lovely.

In the olden days when on a country walk you were almost certain to catch a couple mumbling sweet nothings as they flattened the corn.

I knew who had taken this great pic Dave, before i saw your name.

Lovely photo Poet. So much nicer than wheat in other areas of Wigan...

A lovely serene landscape..thank you Poet.

Love it!

That time of year, soon be Harvest time and Thunder storms.
Nice one Poet.

A bit to much bleach for my liking.

I love Standish. Lovely part of Wigan and great photo.
Some well off folk up Wigan Lane.

A beautiful summer's day and harvest time not far off. We are so very lucky when bearing in mind that shipment of Ukraine's grain is once again compromised by Putin's aggression and many people will suffer hunger as a result.

This looks like genetically modified wheat. Normal wheat grows to about 4 feet high and so liable to wind damage. G.M. Wheat is usually about 2 feet high so as to reduce this.
Whenever I see wheat fields it always reminds me of the line Wheat fields waving” in the Woodie Guthrie iconic song “this land is our land”.

Talking about wheat, I wonder what type grows in Shevington. (Only the very best I suppose).

Owd Reekie, with you mentioning genetically modified wheat I've just been having a quick read about it, and surprisingly since 2020 there have been no genetically modified crops growing in the UK, interestingly though it's expected that Genetically Edited wheat crops shall be given the green light by the UK, the wheat has been genetically edited to reduce the amount of asparagine it contains, as when cooked this turns into acrylamide which can be carcinogenic: https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/21/uk-scientists-are-growing-genetically-edited-wheat-to-reduce-cancer-risk-from-burnt-foods

Tom, you shouldn't be drinking anything containing bleach

Hello again fairweather friends ,
Though you'll be gone
When the sun slants low at summer's end ,
I'm glad to see you femme fatales
In constant flight over the rippling wheat ,
My Swallows in sleek Morticia dresses
Of sapphire blue and glossy black ,
You never seem to come to rest ,
My Swallows for just a little while ,
Too short a time I'm in your thrall ,
'Til late one harvest sunset eve ,
You tilt and turn back to the Nile .

Poet

Lovely poem Poet.
Van Gogh would have loved the photo as well with his fixation of wheat fields - pity there’s no peasants about …(flattening the wheat) - they would have been too busy attending to the work loads.

Perhaps a bit late in the day for a comment but Swallow Watching reminded me of a visit to the local garden centre where a huge new metal building the size of a barn has been built replacing an old structure.....the swallows dont give a jot, its where they build their nests every year & a monster metal thing is not going to stop them. They fly overhead while you look at netting, plant pots etc they are oblivious of change.

As I walked a bit further along the lane I came upon four tiny swallow chicks perched on a telephone wire . They were huddled up close together almost in one feathery heap . Soon , an adult appeared , fed one chick without landing , then off again for more food . I don't know if it was grain from the field , for sometimes the swallows seemed to dip low enough for a raid , but I think they were mainly catching flies in mid air . The process carried on at high speed until the quartet had been fed .
I had a walk down the lane later that evening and they were still there like four little gluttons awaiting supper .
Brilliant to watch but difficult to photograph without a telescopic lens . It would have made a great photo but alas my effort didn't come out well enough to send in .
Regards and thanks for the nice comments .