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Harvest Time – CFFC

Dan Antion
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Cee gave us Harvest – Earth for her Fun Foto Challenge this week. I have to admit, our harvest is over. The remnants of my wife’s garden are in a bag at the curb awaiting pickup tomorrow morning along with some fallen leaves.

Tobacco harvest heading to the barn
Developed by the War Food Administration to recruit workers to harvest crops.
Taking Maddie for a walk means I get to see things like this, Thanks pup!
It wouldn’t be Iowa without a picture like this
Farms needed labor to help harvest valuable food.
Caught red pawed – that’s where my tulips were. They have been nibbled down to the dirt.
the largest pile of dirt that has been removed for foundation work.
Vegetable stands have been slow to open this year but this one was well stocked
Marigolds bordering the Editor’s veggie garden.
One of my favorite barns. This it Trinity Farms – it’s where we get dairy products that include nothing but moo.
This little barn is on a farm in Windsor, CT that normally has pick-your-own strawberries and pumpkins as well as hayrides and corn mazes.
From Old Sturbridge Village – FMA
I love this little guy!
Door to the root cellar of the Small House at Old Sturbridge Village
This little guy is enjoying a break from gathering acorns under this oak tree. I don’t think he’ll starve.
Not many of our sunflowers came up, but the ones that did are very pretty.
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81 responses to “Harvest Time – CFFC”

  1. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    What an interesting kaleidoscope of harvest! As always, I am partial to the Sturbridge photos; that root cellar door is certainly a great symbol of harvest, though I’m mighty glad we don’t have to depend on such things any more. You certainly had some glorious trees to admire on your Maddie walks!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I know the root cellar wasn’t buried too deep in the archives, but it seemed too good an image of harvest to ignore. We’ll be heading back to OSV for Christmas by Candlelight in about 6 weeks – I can’t wait. I miss walking with Maddie, but I enjoy the sights, and I try to think about the things she would be drawn to. She was the best photo-finder ever.

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  2. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    Our season may be over, but you did very well with your choices. Love the little red barn.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I love barns, Judy. There’s just something special about seeing one.

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  3. GP Avatar
    GP

    Beautiful pictures ALL, Dan. Thank you for showing me the New England I remember!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It’s my pleasure, GP. You can move away, but you can’t forget.

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      1. GP Avatar
        GP

        Isn’t THAT the truth!!

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  4. Dale Avatar
    Dale

    Nicely done. I am so mad I didn’t see snow in the forecast – and woke up to the white stuff. I still haven’t put away my patio furniture and there are two pepper plants I wanted to bring inside… I dunno if they will have survived. (It wasn’t supposed to go below freezing.)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Snow? You’ve had snow? Yikes! I think your peppers will be OK. A covering of snow insulates them a bit from the cold. The patio furniture is probably upset with you, though.

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      1. Dale Avatar
        Dale

        Yes, dammit! I was surprised by it this morning. I think you’re right about the peppers; the furniture is meant to be outside so it’s not the end of the world. I do have to take the fabric cover of my gazebo off, though!

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  5. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    The U.S. Crop Corps? That’s a new one to me, but I love those old posters.
    Bunny does love your tulips.
    😉

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The posters were part of an exhibit of posters and Stateside propaganda during WWII. The tulips are a welcome sign of spring to the bunnies around here.

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  6. Sheree Avatar
    Sheree

    Great gallery- love the older barns

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sheree. I do love barns.

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      1. Sheree Avatar
        Sheree

        😎

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  7. Ginger Salvatore Avatar
    Ginger Salvatore

    Maddie always found wonderful things for you to see! That’s a grand picture of a farm in Iowa.

    I believe that bunny would appreciate a delivery of fresh tulips during the winter!

    Love the little “pick your own….” red barn, and the cow and sheep. Yep, that squirrel has his own smorgasbord under the oak tree. Smart squirrel!

    Enjoy these last two days of October Dan. Your sunflowers are going to be under snow before too long! Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’ll see what I can do about winter deliveries, Ginger. We keep a lot of critters fed here. Now it seems we have a possum (no photos yet). I put some fences around a few new plants, but the bunnies are free to pick around the base of the established ones. They can eat the quince down to the roots if they like.

      I try to imagine what Maddie might have found interesting as I walk. I never knew where she was going to go next – except when I was trying to get a close-up – then she’d stick her nose in.

      Rain today, as I clean up in the garage. It’s supposed to be sunny tomorrow. I hope to sweep the driveway and get the cars under cover. I hope you have a great week.

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  8. Sherry Felix Avatar
    Sherry Felix

    Excellent harvest collection.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sherry.

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  9. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Great photos, Dan!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jennie.

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      1. Jennie Avatar
        Jennie

        You’re welcome.

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  10. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
    Liz Gauffreau

    I love every one of these harvest photos! (I got a big kick out of the coquettish sheep.)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The sheep at Old Sturbridge Village seem to know that they are a star attraction, Liz.

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      1. Liz Gauffreau Avatar
        Liz Gauffreau

        :D

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  11. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    I love barn photos, Dan. I have to wonder why farm stands have been slow to
    open? Too much rain or what?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m not sure, John. It was a slow year for farm stands. The closest one to us didn’t open until late August.

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      1. John W. Howell Avatar
        John W. Howell

        Wow.

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  12. lois Avatar
    lois

    That little guy peeking over the fence is so cute! The tobacco barns and the Iowa scenery sure do make for some pretty wonderful photos.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The sheep is one of my favorite photos, Lois. He (she) knows we’re there to see them.

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  13. marianallen Avatar
    marianallen

    I’ll miss my farmers’ market friends over the winter. Now I’ll just snuggle in and wait for spring, when I can HARVEST MUSHROOMS IN THE WOODS.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Please wrap yourself in bubble wrap before going out on that mission.

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      1. marianallen Avatar
        marianallen

        LOL! I promised the kids I’d take a walking stick, wear proper boots, and take one of them with me.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Ok. That’s acceptable. As if I have a say 🙄

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  14. Dave Astor Avatar
    Dave Astor

    Great autumn shots, Dan! The barn, the colorful trees, your recurring rabbit “character,” other animals, etc.!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Dave. There are people looking for those bunnies. We’re coming up on the end of autumn color but I am still finding a few interesting patches. These photos are from the past, but from posts during the same time.

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  15. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    Seriously Dan which is cuter, tulips or a bunny bum? Fall is looking closer and closer to winter. Shiver!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’ll go with bunny bum, Pam. They get so much joy out of eating the tulips, how could we deny them.

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  16. Gwen M. Plano Avatar
    Gwen M. Plano

    Beautiful photos, Dan. I never knew of the Crop Corps, but my dad was in the CCCs – Civilian Conservation Corps before joining the Navy. 😊

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad you liked this Gwen. Crop Corps was active during WWII. Part survival, part propaganda, but part of a huge effort that helped win the war on the home front.

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  17. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
    Suzette Benjamin

    Wonderful photos Dan. The critters look very well fed..Your tulips must be quite nutritious and of course the acorns a plenty!! I enjoyed your sharing! Thank you

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Suzette. The critters find a lot of food around here. Some of it is stuff we planted for other reasons, but it would be too hard to keep them nibbling away.

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      1. Suzette Benjamin Avatar
        Suzette Benjamin

        Awesome! (For the critters, I mean)

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Haha – yeah, it’s a good thing we like them.

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  18. Ally Bean Avatar
    Ally Bean

    I knew in England during WWII there were Crop Corps, but not that it was a thing here ever. I like the sunflowers. I wish they grew for me, but they don’t.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      It was part of a major effort to conserve material for the war and to keep people involved in the war effort. The story of what people on the home front did during the war is amazing. From factories, to farms to grandma’s kitchen.

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  19. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    What cool harvest photos you presented us with this week. I enjoyed viewing your gallery, as always :D :D

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cee. This was a fun challenge. I liked finding the posters. I had forgotten about them.

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  20. Author Jan Sikes Avatar
    Author Jan Sikes

    I love roadside vegetable stands. Nothing better than fresh. Great photos!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      They are always nice to find, Jan. We didn’t have many this year, but that’s the way of farming, I guess. At the mercy of the weather.

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  21. Nicole Smith Avatar
    Nicole Smith

    Love all the animals and the critters.

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  22. Nicole Smith Avatar
    Nicole Smith

    I meant flowers. Sorry I am, approaching the 12 hour mark for work and my brain is flushed.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      12 hours? That’s rough.

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  23. Avatar
    Anonymous

    I like the simplicity of all the buildings–useful and beautiful as well. And animal photos are always welcome! (K)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      As the seasons change, I think we see the buildings and animals clearer. They remain.

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  24. Natalie Avatar
    Natalie

    I enjoyed your gallery, Dan. I think the bunny, the sheep and the squirrel are my favourites.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Those guys always steal the show, Natalie – I love ’em.

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  25. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    The bunny caught red pawed in your tulips (or what’s left of them) made me smile Dan. Is that Sturbridge part of Sturbridge Yankee Workshops/Store? Our family used to order some country-themed items from there occasionally for our country kitchen because there can never be too many country items on the walls or shelves to dust. :)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I think the fact that the bunny makes us smile is what keeps us from putting a fence around the tulips. They must really taste good.

      This Sturbridge is Old Sturbridge Village – an 1830’s replica village in Sturbridge, MA. I believe Sturbridge Yankee Workshops was/is near Portland, ME, but I’m not sure if it’s still in business.

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      1. Linda Schaub Avatar
        Linda Schaub

        Yes, the bunnies and squirrels warm your heart – let them be. :) Okay, they are not the same then. That’s too bad if they went out of business. They had some unique early American (and even country) items.

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  26. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
    Miriam Hurdle

    What a pretty squirrel. Again, I’ve never seen the combination of these colors of squirrel. He’s so pretty. You have very nice photos for this challenge. The sunflowers are good. I got a few baby sunflowers. Did the rabbit go under your house?

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      That is one of our most common squirrels, Miriam – the Eastern Gray Squirrel. The black squirrels we have around here are a variation of that squirrel and are genetically compatible. We don’t get sunflowers very often. The local seed hunters have no patience. The rabbit does go under that porch, and two others. We blocked this one with little pavers, which they moved. We blocked the other two with lattice, which they chewed to make the openings bigger. Now we just accept that they’re under there.

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      1. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
        Miriam Hurdle

        I wish to see other colors of squirrels. Yours are so pretty, Dan!

        The rabbit may find somewhere to have babies! Get your fresh light out.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          We get to see a new group every year.

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          1. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
            Miriam Hurdle

            How fun. Our squirrels are “boring.” That’s my granddaughter’s new favorite word! 😂

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            1. Dan Antion Avatar
              Dan Antion

              Haha – I can almost hear her saying it.

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            2. Miriam Hurdle Avatar
              Miriam Hurdle

              Her dad just installed the Mario game to play on TV. Hopefully, the girls find some variety of challenges.

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  27. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    I loved the barns and silos. It would be so cool to get milk and other dairy products fresh from the farm.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We’ve been getting milk and dairy from Trinity Farms for over 30 years. It really is cool to look over and see the cows.

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        circadianreflections

        I bet it tastes so good too.

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  28. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Beautiful rural photos, Dan. They’re so soothing and they make me smile, especially that sheep peeking over the board…. and barns. Who can resist barns? Winter is sure on it’s way here. I hope you get a few more weeks of autumn. :-)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Diana. We’re in the 50s and 60s this week. I think we’ll stay there for a while. That’s OK for November. The sheep is my favorite. I think she knows people want to see her.

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      1. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
        D. Wallace Peach

        :-)

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  29. wrookieschu Avatar
    wrookieschu

    Great photos Dan, very autumnal. I’ve never seen tobacco being harvested, interesting to see the size of the crops!

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  30. robertawrites235681907 Avatar
    robertawrites235681907

    Hi Dan, the little squirrel is adorable.

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  31. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    All great, Dan, but I love the tobacco harvest. I love that image composition.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cheryl.

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  32. Darlene Avatar
    Darlene

    We had a root cellar on our farm in Alberta. I haven’t seen a picture of one for a very long time.
    Greta memories. I love this collection of harvest pictures.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I haven’t seen a root cellar since visiting relatives on a farm in Virginia. I’m glad you enjoyed these.

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  33. kzmcb Avatar
    kzmcb

    Great harvest photos, with a complete range of things.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks!

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