Day 6 - 256 -- Harvest Time

The full moon appears tonight. Well, appears in places without clouds <smile>. I saw it last evening an all its glory -- big and bright. This is the harvest moon. Locally, tomorrow is open-farm day -- a day when farms open to the public so people can see the operations as well as buy the fall harvest foods. All over the northern hemisphere farmers are harvesting. I miss seeing the grain harvest on the prairies. To beat the weather, combines run 24 hours to get the crop off before either rain or frost. Meals are delivered to the fields and consumed on the run. Separated seed is deposited into a truck to take the crop to storage. This is often done on the fly -- as the combine continues through the field the truck at its side. This process takes practice to ensure the seed goes into the truck box and not onto the ground <smile>. 

Autumn has so many wonderful foods that come from a season of care by the growers. Tomatoes, winter squash, corn, onions, garlic apples, cranberries, potatoes, carrots, parsnip, cabbage and so many more -- all of these make wonderful recipes. The freshness of produce enhances the flavours and colours of meals at this time of year. It's time to pull out some of my favourite fall recipes and get cooking, I guess. <smile>. 

While the moon isn't visible here at present, a song about it stuck with me today. It is one from my childhood -- a favourite of my dad's. Enjoy! 

Shine On Harvest Moon -- Rosemary Clooney