hay

There's something about hay that makes me breathe deeply and want to dance around the fields. That's exactly what I had the chance to do recently on my way back from Arkansas with 2 friends(Heather and Tahj). We passed several hay fields, but there was one in particular that I wanted to stop at. I not only photographed the field and sky, but danced and jumped and ran around the rolled hay. It was fantastic!

Tilling the soil, planting seeds, reaping the crops - it's all so noble a life. You have the ability to enjoy creation around you and live off of what you grow. Laura Wilson, photographer extraordinaire, published a book, Hutterites of Montana, documenting the life of a few communities of people who live entirely off of what they grow themselves. It's a beautiful documentary work. The pictures are incredible and she has pictures of the hay rolls as well (probably my favorite). See one of the photos from the book below.