Today's another Friday Favorite Fotos:
This one is from October 2018. Shirley and I were traveling along I-8I I believe it was, going from Virginia to Alabama to visit my son. I've seen a few tobacco fields but smoking was losing it's hold on people to a great extent in more recent years and I wouldn't see as many. On first sight we didn't know what we were seeing but soon discovered that it was tobacco drying out in the field stacked like a bunch of teepees. Of course, we had to have a picture of it.
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Years and years back, when my kids (who by the way are grandparents now so it was awhile) were young and their Dad, Elbert, was a sailor and we moved around alot, we'd stop in Tennessee on many of our trips to visit my husband's sister and her family. We often stopped by to see her husband's dad and mom,too. His Dad grew tobacco and I remember one time we stopped and found him out in the tobacco field planting his tobacco plants. Elbert just grabbed a bunch of seedlings and helped Mr. Hinkle get them all in the ground. Here is a picture I got from my niece of her Dad plowing their horse/mule.
Have you ever worked in a tobacco field? Maybe picking tobacco worms off the plants, or planting plants or even maybe seen a field of tobacco growing?
It was a thrill for me to see those shocks of golden leaves spread out all over the ground back in 2018 for it brought back lots of memories for me.
Hi Latane, no I have never worked in a tobacco field but I sure bet my grandparent did, back in the long ago days. I have seen tobacco fields here in Georgia, but like you said not as many as there used to be. When I first came here in 2005, the farms were always alternating crops and most farmers had a tall green painted tobacco shed. These days you see mostly soy beans and cotton and sometimes corn. The cotton is getting high and is so pretty. It's bloomed but will be at its most beautiful in about 2 weeks. I plan to drive around and take some pictures for my November blog. I have also been talking with my husband and MIL about having a picnic day by the lake near our house. It is so pretty this time of year. We are kind of limited these days when it comes to site seeing as we have to stay close to home because of my MIL health. My husband also has 3 autoimmune diseases and has to take immunosuppressants. We have to be real careful being around any kind of a crowd and have to make sure Tony doesn't get an infection or get sick, because it could land him in the hospital. But thankfully we had the good sense to get our adventures out when we were young, it really helps now. It's fun to relive them. :). I enjoyed your post today! I hope that you have a very nice afternoon ahead!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to see those photos! I've never seen tobacco growing and have never worked in a tobacco field either. I've worked with celery, onions, blueberries and strawberry farms!
ReplyDeleteI have seen tobacco drying in barns but never in fields. What an interesting post today, Latane. Hugs- Diana
ReplyDeleteNo I have never worked in a tobacco field or even seen a tobacco field. I did however get some tobacco seed and we planted some for the Summer one year...interesting plant!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that was quite an experience.
DeleteI've never seen those, but imagine its aroma is wonderful!
ReplyDeletePlot twist: Are you still using and loving the grounding mat? My Tom is an insufferable (lol) skeptic, but my pain levels are such I'm willing to try anything. P+TY.
I am using the grounding mat. I have better sleep with it but since I don't have pain I can't tell you anything about those properties with it. I can't see it but it says it helps with inflamation in the body and I am hoping that is occurring. I am sorry you are in such pain. Pray for relief for you soon.
DeleteI'm from corn country. I think it is too cold up here for tobacco. You never used to see corn west of the Missouri River in South Dakota. Thing is it actually creates its own weather and it has brought the moisture west with it. Now there is corn and fields of sunflowers on this side of the River. Things always change.
ReplyDeleteMy son used to live in Auburn Nebraska so I have seen those corn fields up there.
DeleteGreat photos and memories. When I was first married and drove across country to a new duty station for my husband, I remember seeing the tobacco fields. I didn’t see any of them drying though but was amazed I was actually seeing tobacco growing.
ReplyDeleteNavy? Army? what branch of service. I was a Navy wife for 20 years. I miss that time in my life.
ReplyDeleteWe have seen a lot tobacco fields an drying sheds on our road trips, but no never worked in any of them.
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