The fields out the back of my house are delightful. They grow through the year and constantly change. It’s a delight to live here.
The row of terrace houses in the mid-distance of the above picture include my house. Now, the weather is warm and I love having the windows open, some I keep open for all the time as the fresh air is wonderful. But, one day a year the farmer will need to harvest the crop and so there is a lot of dust floating around in the air. I don’t want to have to clean all that up, I’ve made that mistake in the past.
As you can see there is a lot of dust behind the harvester. I keep the windows shut on this day, assuming that I am home and able to shut the windows.
In my youth, after my GCSEs and during the summer after my first year in the sixth form I worked on a farm in the village. I would drive a tractor around and carry the harvested crops from the fields to the grain store. It was long hours and hot, sweaty work. But, it was also good fun and character building I suppose. I enjoyed it. I learnt to drive tractors, and also trailers along with reversing. Good skills for life.
