A year in the life of a field

I love the humble field behind our rented cottage.  We decided that we'd move here even before we had looked inside the house, because we had all fallen in love with the view.  These photos take us from the snows of last winter to the sprinkling of snow we received here this week.  I tried to remember to take a snapshot now and then to capture the changing seasons.  Here are a few...

Last winter, it snowed and snowed and snowed.  It was dark for weeks, but the fire inside roared with life.

Spring was gladly welcomed here, to the backdrop of frequent rainbows

Ripe wheat in the summer, ready for the harvest machinery...

Much to the delight of the boys, the combine made light work of the harvest

Cutting back the hedges

End of summer fun - Climbing straw bales

Autumn now, and the telehandler loads the trailer

Tractor ploughing in early winter - the field and the machines take a rest for now

Winter hail, the first the children had ever seen.  Can you spot them excitedly running through the garden?

Snow at the end of January