Neighbor Rick Williams drills barley on ground his son Michael had worked a few days earlier near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Category: Farm
Old Grain Drill
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Old grain drill, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
The Old Plow
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
The world is is a constant state of change, but some things remain the same on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. My Grandfather’s plow still sits under a tree near his barn where he last unhooked it from his Super M Farmall sometime before 1960.
In Your Face
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
A male guinea fowl eyes me on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Working Sheep
Sheep dogs work recently at Rising Meadow Farms near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
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Mixed Greens
(Photograph copyright 2010 by Dan Routh)
Fall is the time when greens, a staple of the Southern diet, are growing in the garden. Shown is a detail from my son Tristan’s patch of turnip, mustard and kale.
Rising Meadow Sheep
Sheep rest together in the barn at Rising Meadow Farm near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
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Pears Revisited
Pears are abundant this year. Images are still-life studies of Kieffer pears from our farm orchard and Asian pears that were a gift from family friends Al and Susan Tucker.
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Predator and Prey
Our backyard has been alive this summer with life such as this rare fritillary butterfly. With so much abundance, however, nature evens things out as the mantis lurks in the shadows waiting for an opportunity,
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Magnolia Seeds
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Crimson seeds burst out this time of year from the seed pods on our 100 year old magnolia tree in our yard in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. This year they are particularly plentiful.
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