I always loved haying season, the smell of freshly mowed hay, watching the farmers bail it, first with small bales and now in our time, large round bales. I love watching them haul it away and then feeding their cattle with it.

Here is a website all about hay. Do you remember as a child or young adult haying season. I remember runny noses but oh has a child, haying season was one of my favorite times. It still is.

http://www.18james.com//rural/haying.html

We don't have land to hay but that was always my wish that we would. Finances dictated otherwise, but for those who have land, enjoy!!

Homestead mamma you have hit upon one of my favorite memories.

My dh is not a farmer so for 27 years I have not farmed. But before dh, I was a real country girl. I helped to bail the hay and lift those 60 to 75lb. bales of hay onto that truck and then to the barn. I absolutlely loved that part of farming. The smell of the hay, the freshness of it and the fact that we were feeding the cattle for the winter. It was so wonderful. It was life. I loved jumping on the baled hay as a child and I loved sitting in the back of the truck and throwing off the broken bales to the cattle when it was snowing out.

Thanks for bringing up another memory of this country girl!.

Oh, haying, I have had to do my fair share but you know there is such satisfaction at the end of the day when you are looking at a barn full of hay! It is definitely hard work but "good" work!! And the wonderful marks all over your arms that itch for days....you sure don't forget for awhile!;)

I remember no dates!LOL All the boys in school had to bail hay so no one dated during hay season.

LOL Your right about no date LOL On Daddy's farm there was no dates for me too! Then a course when it rained every was busy busy!
In His Name,
Chele