Gotta admit I haven't cooked 'em yet, but I've heard so much about them, that I had to buy some Maine potatoes. I have several students from Aroostook County (a.k.a. The County or "countay" as they say around here) which is famous for its potatoes. The schools in Aroostook County give the students two weeks off in the fall for potato harvest. I'll let you know how they taste. I've been warned not to have too high of expectations. We'll see.
I don't know what kind of flower these are but they're big and beautiful and these pictures don't do them justice. Rodney and his "Mum" planted them right outside the porch window where she could see them and enjoy them.
More work in the field. But look how the strip they already harvested has started to grow back. So they alternate between cutting the stuff and baling it into traditional bales and baling it into those big round bales. I've learned the word "tedding" which is when they cut it and then spread it out for drying. It's been quite fascinating watching the process slowly but surely happen over a period of a few days. Those in the know have told me that they'll harvest this field two or three times in a single summer. That means I get to watch this and learn more about it some more! I have no desire to become a farmer or anything that rural, but I do find it all fascinating.
