Today we headed west towards the Medford Wisconsin area where we saw a lot of Amish and a lot of Old Order Mennonite. I was lucky to find a Mennonite lady who sells second hand clothes and picked up a lot of things for my Etsy store.
Wild turkeys in a field. |
Most farms in the Kingston have green houses because of the short growing season. |
The young boy driving this wagon couldn't have been 10. Look at the little one sitting on the back. |
Log Amish house. |
Some young Amish girls walking down the road. |
Stacks of wheat in an Amish field. |
Birds we see everywhere up here, not sure what they are, maybe some type of a crane. |
Gathering hay. |
Area at the bulk food store for the buggies to park. |
2 young boys racing through a field where adults were cutting hay. |
Machine that gathers the hay or straw. |
Amish cemetery. |
Amish headstone. |
Mennonite women going down the road. |
Plowing the field. |
Looks like he is returning home after work. |
The birds may be Sandhill Cranes
ReplyDeleteWe found out later that they are Sand-hill Cranes and are everywhere.
DeleteYou may want to check out "Sand County Almanac".
ReplyDeleteA fellow kept track of the season on his farm in WI and condensed 30 years into one season, each month getting a chapter.