The weather forecast said the rain would arrive after dark, so I set off after lunch without a jacket. Once out on the moss I saw rain in the distance. Maybe it would pass over to the south...
The landscape may be flat and featureless, but the skies can be dramatic. If you like that sort of thing. Undeterred I carried on. Planning a circualr route to take me past some fieldwork.
.The aftermath of a celery harvest was being worked back in. I got a 50:50 shot and one of the work. rather than include the whole tractor I thought a tight framing might be better, and fit the visual theme of the project.
One tractor, two implements. Crop remains chopped at the front, incorporated into the soil at the back.
Most of the curtain-sided trailers are anonymous, but some of the larger operations have theirs branded.
This is a rubbish photo but it maybe illustrates different attitudes to photography. The guys gave me a thumbs up and made 'photie man' gestures, clicking at imaginary cameras, So I obliged! Quite different to the suspicious looks and comments I've sometimes had in towns.
That was when the rain hit. It wasn't heavy but it was enough to make me change direction and seek the only shelter there is. That took me off my intended route and I called it a day. Nothing earth shaking achieved but the tractor pic was worth getting. As the tractor turned near me I thought the driver might be stopping for a word and he was. I always think that if something like this happens it's better to hang around and chat rather than scuttle off. Not least because there's info to be gleaned. Dry weather is preferred on the moss because the land is naturally wet, as I've heard before. I'd always assumed that for growing vegetables rain was desirable. What do I know? Outdoor planting is coming to an end now so there won't be many more opportunities to photograph that in coming wanders.
With thunder storms promised I'll not be venturing into the flatlands when they're imminent!