September 18, 2003
Harvest
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Those of you who have followed this blog from the start (is it time for another roll call?) will remember the Urban Farmer and Planting Begins entries. I was hoping to keep a better track of that tiny little rice field diagonally across street from our house, but I'll leave it your imagination as to how the rice grew taller. Anyway, today was harvesting. As you can imagine it didn't take along. It is, after all, only a tiny patch. Americans, especially, will be blown away by the size. Have you ever seen such a small combine harvester? Click on the photos to see enlargements and of course the order to look at them is down the left hand side and then down the right.
Posted by Joe at September 18, 2003 03:42 PM
that's rice is it? You know, I've never seen a rice plant in person. I had this idea that they were grown in water for some reason.
Posted by: Lisa at September 18, 2003 05:46 PMWell they are planted in water (see the Planting Begins link for a photo) and kept wet for most of the growing season. By harvest time everything is dry.
Posted by: Joe at September 18, 2003 06:25 PMAlas the rice fields in front of my door may be paved with tarmac and short-lifespan houses hermetically cluttered together and juiced by an array of ugly power poles far sooner than I expected - bon voyage to the frogs, crabs, newts, snakes, ducks, herons and other wildlife that add to the charm of our neighbourhood.
Posted by: martin at September 19, 2003 09:30 AMThey're not going to build in front of you are they? I thought it was all going to happen behind you and further up the road!
Posted by: Joe at September 19, 2003 04:55 PMWell, it may not be tomorrow or even next year, but matters are coming to a head, and if the city opts for one particular tentative new road to circumnavigate the lane in front, then we can say hello to a new Mibu.
Posted by: martin at September 20, 2003 08:57 AM