Life in Corn Country...

We live in North Central Illinois...deep in corn country. We are surrounded by corn fields and for at least 6 months out of the year there is corn in them! It gets planted in about April-ish and is usually harvested October-ish. So here it is October-ish and we returned home this afternoon to a partially harvested corn field to the east and south of us! The corn provides a natural "privacy fence" for a good part of the summer so we don't mind it. It is beautiful in the fall just before harvest...natural decor. And so neat to watch it as it grows in the spring. We watch when it is planted and then keep watch over it to see how soon we can spy rows upon rows of sprouted seeds turning the landscape green. Then its in the inbetween stages of between shin and waist height where we can still "wade" out into the field for a lost ball. But by mid summer it gets to 8-9 feet tall and anything lost in the field is usually just that... lost. Until fall when it is harvested by a big green machine... the combine. And if you are lucky, whatever you lost in the field will survive to be discovered. I love harvest time. To some it just means more allergies (i.e. my husband and son...) but to me it is just another summer spent. And on to brisk fall weather, colorful leaves, apple cider, hot dog roasts, and perhaps, if we are lucky, a hay rack ride! HAPPY FALL! photos to soon follow...