Uncle Raking Hay with the Team
Today's Joy: Living The Dream.
After more than a year of thwarted planning, I finally got the chance, on this beautiful Sunday morning in October, to photograph Uncle fulfilling one of his lifelong dreams: raking the hayfield with his Belgian Draft Team.
A Good Day's Work
I've photographed Uncle & Aunt Chef doing many things with their drafts this year: trail driving, showing in reinsmanship and cross-country classes at local driving shows, even getting dolled up and pulling a circus wagon in the costume class. But I think Uncle's favorite thing to do with the team is work around the farm.
Having a Great Time
Raised and trained on a working Amish farm, Fred & Ginger have adapted beautifully to our much more play-oriented lifestyle. Still, they don't seem to mind putting in the occasional hard day's work. While they plugged along, pulling a non-motorized rake that gathers hay into orderly rows for baling, Uncle spent the whole morning grinning from ear to ear. I couldn't help grinning, myself! It was a thoroughly delightful fall day on the farm!
Straight Rows Only!
Uncle Has Been Looking Forward to this All Summer
Making The Turn
Side View
Workin' Horses
Uncle & Aunt Chef Making Sure Everything's in Working Order
Hay on the Nose
Farm Dogs Wrestling
Old Technology Meets New
Tessa, Portrait
Hooligans
An Idyllic Life
Backsides
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