Harvest Before the Rain

As we drove home from Hopkinsville last night on our little blacktop highway, we came to a pickup truck parked crosswise, blocking the way. The farmer explained that he had a couple of big combines coming down the road, and there wasn't enough room for them to meet any other vehicles.

We could have gone around by a different road, but we weren't in a hurry, so we waited. In about five minutes, the combines arrived. They did indeed need the entire road for their extremely wide heads. The drivers carefully maneuvered the combines across the little bridge, and moments later, they were harvesting soybeans.

I hope the farmer got all his beans in before the rain began to fall late last night. It's supposed to be rainy off and on for several days.