English Peak District with some snow.

On the farms where I grew up, corn was allowed to turn brown, and then the hardened cobs were harvested to be stored until they were ground for animal feed. The stalks were left in a broken mess close to the ground, and were later plowed under. The Amish repurpose the stalks, mowing them and then baling them for straw. A lot of brownish-orange dust is created. Here a team is raking the straw for later baling, and the dust mixes with the sunset to create a study in orange.

Rake Hill

With '25 Years of Excellence' sticker.

Sentinel 0-6-0 Shunter HO14 propels a rake of battered HTO (happy to be corrected) wagons loaded with glistening coal towards the Onllwyn washery on 2nd September 1996. I can't find much information on the RMS Locotec's owned loco but believe it still exists somewhere. In the background at 37889, 896 are under the loading pad their HAA's being loaded with coal for Aberthaw power station.

Update: The loco is Rolls Royce/Sentinel, works number 10262 of 1967. (Info thanks to Douglas Johnson)

Pentax 6 x 7 Slide Scan

© Neil Higson

A twelve-wheel hay rake is out of work for the winter in Star Valley, Wyoming.

An A 4 at the head of a rake of teak coaches. Memories of the non stop expresses of the 1930s.

I think an old thresher or hay rake.....one of a collection of old farm tools next to a barn at Hidden Villa Organic Farm

My route to Baku in Azerbaijan changed at the last minute when Turkish Airlines cancelled the first of my two flights. The outcome was a hurriedly altered plan that took me from Stansted to Bucharest where I would overnight before continuing onwards to Baku. On arrival in Bucharest I resisted the sensible corse of action of getting some well earned kip and spent a good hour or so at the very busy Bucharest Nord station. I was back there early the following morning as well. The amount of locomotive hauled passenger services operating through this station, even in the late and very early hours was staggering. Here’s a photo of an ex works example seen in charge of a rake of double tier coaching stock.

Rake Hill

I know I should rake but it just seems easier to run the mower and collect leaves with the bag.

The early shoots of the new growing season, Badley, Suffolk.

Project 52, Week 1 (1/1 to 8/1)

The last half hour of daylight finds the sun finally angling below the ripply November clouds. Enough light shines on the nose of UP 7639, one of a trio of locomotive waiting for their train to get filled at the Landus Cooperative in Rake, Iowa along the UP Rake Subdivision. The foreground switcher is FARX 135, an EMD SW1200 formerly working for the Denver, Rio Grande & Western. I should mention that Rake is only a mile from the Minnesota/Iowa border.

The grass was green 3 days ago, then we got over 34 inches of snow...

Rake Hill

Beautiful Brooklyn Bridge

First "Six"

Lucky 160 Film

Rake Hill

It was a very hot and humid day when I took this photo. It is a picture of young lady raking hay. She is dressed in black, and wearing a dress. The mules look tired. Also look at the tires on the hay rake. The tires are made from heavy metal maybe iron. That has to make pulling the rake in harder. Amish don't believe in rubber tires. Why I don't know but I was told that by a farmer

Amish Farm

8/6/2014

Colorado

Rake Hill

As seen in the Japanese Garden Section of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Birmingham AL). Photo taken and film developed about 10 years ago. I found the "filed away" developed film last week and scanned it a couple of days ago

Camera: Rolleicord

Film: Ilford XP2 Super

Scanner: Epson 4490

--7/30/2022 - Thanks for adding this photo to "Explore", the invitation to "In Explore" and the many comments and favorites.--

An Antique horse drawn Hay Rake on display at Elmer's Hideout in Taylor Township in Black River Matheson in Northeastern Ontario Canada

Longmont, Colorado. It's hay harvest time and these things are used to accumulate hay into rows (windrows) so that it can be baled by another machine.

Reminds me of Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears:

"What goes up must come down

Spinnin' wheel got to go 'round

Talkin' 'bout your troubles it's a cryin' sin

Ride a painted pony let the spinnin' wheel spin

You got no money and you got no home

Spinnin' wheel all alone

Talkin' 'bout your troubles and you, you never learn

Ride a painted pony let the spinnin' wheel turn

Did you find the directing sign on the

Straight and narrow highway

Would you mind a reflecting sign

Just let it shine within your mind

And show you the colors that are real

Someone is waiting just for you

Spinnin' wheel,…"

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ANSH 121 (20) garden tool

Shortly before sunset, an Amish farmer rakes the hay so it is ready for baling the next day

SSR train 4847N with C509, 1202 & RL302 haul the blue rake through a hazy Wentworthville on the long way to Nyngan to load grain. This train originated from Carrington and made the detour via Sydney due to maintenance works in the Hunter Valley causing a three day shutdown.

This is one of the employees of the Royalton Resort in Punta Cana, raking the beach sand. Infinite job security here because the rising tide and sunbathers will constantly disturb the sand. But he has a very different feeling toward "a day at the beach."

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Meyer primoplan

Tri-x 400

F42 is on empty wagon rake passing West Leederville in February 1981. Photo: Jim Bisdee.

On display at the Delaware Highlands Conservancy Bethel Office.

N of Wolcott, CO.

MGS based WAG-7 loco - 28286 rests at Jhajha outer with another BCNA freight rake coupled to it !!

After a weekend of engineering work in the Boston area, Colas hog 70810 ambles over Rectory Viaduct with a rake of autoballasters as 6C50, the 09.30 departure from Sibsey Signal Box to Toton North Yard.

our first real snow of the season