Wheat Straw Bales
After Harland finished harvesting the wheat, he put up some of the wheat straw into large bales.
Unlike the hay that he baled lask week which will be used to feed the cattle next winter, the wheat straw is for bedding.
It doesn’t have enough nutrient value as feed, but it is tough and works well as bedding for when the cows have their calves.
We had rain all day Sunday and Monday, but it cleared off late Monday afternoon revealing a perfect post-storm Kansas sky.
Makes a person feel humble to be part of such scenery.
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So pretty!
Hi Kristina,
Thank you!
Stop by again,
Suzanne
I love the clouds in your pictures! Very Kansas! My favorites are the first and last picture.
Hi Jen,
The clouds were great that afternoon. A different view in every direction.
Thanks for dropping by,
Suzanne
Beautiful shots of the never ending sky. Love the colors.
Hi Gardener,
Glad you enjoyed this.
Take care,
Suzanne
Wow! I love those bales! The shots are gorgeous, with the cloudy summer skies and the golden bales in the sunshine. Beautiful!
Hi Kelly,
Glad you stopped by,
Suzanne
Beautiful photos! and beautiful sky! I was thinking, sometimes I use the word hay, when I should be saying straw, and visa versa. I think I might understand now. So….hay is what the cows EAT and straw is used only for BEDDING. Do I have that right?
Hi Bonnie,
You got it! Hay is grass, and wheat straw is what is left after the wheat harvest from the wheat plant.
Take care,
Suzanne
I stumbled upon your blog while reading Pioneer Woman comments, and I’m so excited that I did! I’m a fellow Kansan (although I leave in August for college in Oklahoma), so I thoroughly enjoy all of these blogs that celebrate our lives here in the Midwest! Your photos are beautiful and the stories are so interesting–keep up the good work!
Darcy
The Chic College Cowgirl
http://chiccollegecowgirl.blogspot.com/
Hi Darcy,
Thank you so much! It is for people like you that I do this blog thing.
Take care,
Suzanne
I love the color of straw. Of course ours in Iowa comes from oats after they have been combined, but it’s basically the same thing. Your pictures are beautiful. Vast. That’s the word that comes to mind when I look at them.
Hi Teresa,
Thank you so much! And I would love to see a field of oats sometime. Those aren’t grown here.
Take care,
Suzanne
Years ago while visiting the U.S., I had flown over Kansas on my way to OK from Chicago. I had marvelled at the beautiful fields that, from the sky, looked like a painting. Now you have shown me what they look like at ground level! So beautiful!
Hi Shailaja,
You’re welcome. I’m happy to be able to show the real KS to everyone.
Thanks for visiting,
Suzanne
Oh my goodness. Those pics are amazing. I love the bales….and the sky….very lovely.
Hi Julie,
Wheat bales in the fiels is one of the prettiest views we have here. I love it.
Take care,
Suzanne
Oh how beautiful!
Hi Maegan,
Appreciate your visit,
TAke care,
Suzanne
Beautiful.
Kath,
Thank you!
You’re feeding my sky addiction. I can’t get enough blue sky. Add a few innocent white clouds and I’m a happy girl.
Cheryl,
Sometimes I just can’t believe how pretty the sky is. And here in KS, there is so much of it to see.
Thank you!
Simply beautiful!
Gena,
Thank you!
would you happend to have any to sell, and if so, where are you located in Kansas, and yes the photos are beautiful, so peaceful, makes you want to get in the field and work,
Hi Malissa,
We’re located in Northeast Kansas. I’m sorry, but we don’t have any straw bales to sell. We put up just enough for our needs ever year.
Thanks!