Good Morning, Class of '64
Haystacks - Irina - http://naturelands.wordpress.com/2013/03/15/please-look-at-my-new-painting-landscape-with-the-haystacks/ |
John Frederick Herbin
From the soft dyke-road, crooked and wagon-worn,
Comes the great load of rustling scented hay,
Slow-drawn with heavy swing and creaky sway,
Through the cool freshness of the windless morn.
The oxen, yoked and sturdy, horn to horn,
Sharing the rest and toil of night and day,
Bend head and neck to the long hilly way,
By many a season's labour marked and torn.
On the broad sea of dyke, the gathering heat
Waves upward from the grass, where road on road
Is swept before the tramping of the teams.
And while the oxen rest beside the sweet
New hay, the loft receives the early load,
With hissing stir, among the dusty beams.
Haystacks and Daisies - Jordan Hicks |
Another
Day with Larry
Stacking Hay
Part 3 - Conclusion
Winter Haystacks in Maramureş |
Stacking Hay the Old Way - Charles Henry Turner |
Stacking Hay the Old Way - Unknown |
Stacking Hay - Charles McAuley |
Landscape with Haystacks - Gustave Caillebotte |
The stack started about 9 or 10 feet in diameter. (All dimensions are from a 30-year memory so they may be a little off.) Then the stack bulged outward, all around the stack, by about two feet. That bulge was maintained up to a height of 8 - 10 feet. Knowing how large to start and how high to take the bulge to use all the available hay without running out was a complex calculation.
Haystack |
The bulge was the key to the final shape of the stack. The hay settled as much as 2 feet. I’ve seen stacks with the hay rope stuck to the pole at least 2 feet above the stack after it had settled. With the right bulge, the stack settled into a nearly perfect cylinder with a cone on top. If that bulge were not built into the stack, it usually settled into a lop-sided tepee shape. Those stacks might shed water and preserve the hay, but they were a real embarrassment. They were usually the first to be fed, simply to get them out of sight.
Fire in a Haystack - John Kinsella |
Properly curing the hay was critical. If it were not dried enough, the hay rotted, ruining its feed value. The heat generated from that rotting was enough to set a barn on fire. Every few years, we heard of a barn burning from improperly cured hay. But if it got too dry; the heads would shatter and the leaves fall off. Recognizing the point that it would keep yet not shatter from the handling was critical.
Full Haywagon - Paul Turner Sargent |
Haystack at Giverny - Claude Monet |
The primary subjects in the series of twenty-five paintings are stacks of hay in fields near Monet's home in Giverny after the harvest season. Monet uses repetition to show differences in perception of light across various times of day, seasons, and types of weather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_%28Monet%29
To the man who loves art for its own sake,
it is frequently in its least important
and lowliest manifestations that the
keenest pleasure is to be derived.
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
it is frequently in its least important
and lowliest manifestations that the
keenest pleasure is to be derived.
Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Haystack - Monet |
French impressionist painter Claude Monet |
Haystack Morning Snow Effect - Claude Monet |
Haystacks on a Foggy Morning - Claude Monet |
Haystacks End of a Summer Morning - Claude Monet |
Haystacks Midday - Claude Monet |
Haystacks Snow Effect - Claude Monet |
The Haystacks Claude Monet |
Haystacks - Claude Monet |
Haystack Thaw - Claude Monet |
Haystack Snow Effects Morning - Claude Monet |
Haystack in Sunshine - Claude Monet |
Haystack - Claude Monet |
Haystack Last Rays of the Sun - Claude Monet |
Haystack Sun in the Mist - Claude Monet |
Haystacks at Sunset Frosty Weather - Claude Monet |
Haystacks at Giverny the Evening Sun - Claude Money |
Haystacks at Sunset Frost Weather - Claude Monet |
Needle in a Haystack
Something that is extremely difficult to find.
Anything that's on the verge of being impossible.
Anything that's on the verge of being impossible.
Needle in a Haystack
The Vevelettes were a Motown recording group.
Needle in a Haystack peaked at number 45
on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Vevelettes - 1964
The Vevelettes were a Motown recording group.
Needle in a Haystack peaked at number 45
on the Billboard Hot 100.
The Vevelettes - 1964
Do you have a memory of TV Wrestling
during the early 1960s?
If you do you might remember a large
wrestler named Haystack Calhoun.
Haystack Calhoun
A wrestler of huge proportions who was one
of the drawing cards during the industry’s
“Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s.
Legend says that Calhoun was discovered by a group
of traveling wrestling promoters while physically
moving his cows by literally picking them up off
the ground and carrying them across the field.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun
of the drawing cards during the industry’s
“Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s.
Legend says that Calhoun was discovered by a group
of traveling wrestling promoters while physically
moving his cows by literally picking them up off
the ground and carrying them across the field.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun
Coconut Haystack Candy
Did you love the Coconut Haystack candy as a kid?
Still do?
Not fond of coconut?
Still do?
Not fond of coconut?
Recipes for Haystack Candy/Cookies
Two pages of haystack recipes
Haystacks Recipes on Pinterest
Coconut Oat Haystacks
By
Source: Canadian Living Holiday Cookbook: Fall 2010
- Prep time 15 minutes Chill: 30 minutes
- Portion size 48 pieces
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups (425 mL) granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (150 mL) milk
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) unsalted butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) vanilla
- 3 cups (750 mL) quick cooking rolled oats, (not instant)
- 1 cup (250 mL) sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup (250 mL) walnuts, chopped
Preparation
In large saucepan, bring sugar, milk, cocoa, butter and salt to boil over medium heat, whisking until smooth. Remove from heat.
Whisk in vanilla. Stir in oats, coconut and walnuts.
Drop by heaping 1 tbsp (15 mL) onto parchment paper–lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Let stand at room temperature until dry, about 2 hours.
Whisk in vanilla. Stir in oats, coconut and walnuts.
Drop by heaping 1 tbsp (15 mL) onto parchment paper–lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Let stand at room temperature until dry, about 2 hours.
Total Time: 2 hr
Prep: 45 min
Cook: 1 hr 15 min
Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
2 onions, diced
2 (2-pound) cans peeled tomato, chopped
1/2 pound cubed cheddar
1 cup Sauteed mushrooms
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 package cooked noodles
Directions
In a skillet brown the beef and the onions. In a bowl combine browned beef, onions, tomatoes, 1/4 pound cheese, mushrooms, chili powder and noodles. Transfer to baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 pound cheese. Bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 1 hour.
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Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/hayfield-crew-musette-recipe.print.html?oc=linkback
Haystacks in Vermont - Edwin B. Child |
The Making of the Hay
John Keegan Casey
'Tis just a year
ago,
When my heart was
light and free,
Where the Inny's
waters flow
Thro' a vale in
Annaly,
That amid a crowd
I stept
Down the flowery
meadow way,
And our young
hearts---how they leapt
For the making of
the hay.
There were
foreheads hard and brown,
Ruddy cheeks and
laughing eyes;
There were pale
lips from the town,
Blushing 'neath
our country skies;
There were smiles
would coax a saint
When he kneels at
eve to pray---
Oh! no words our
joy could paint
At the making of
the hay.
And we "tidded,"
and we raked,
Till we heard the
evening bell,
Then our parting
thirst we slaked
In the cool and
crystal well;
And young Gerald
from the hill
Sang a ringing
gladsome lay---
Oh! what joys our
hearts did fill
At the making of
the hay.
And a-clinging to
my side,
With her brown
hair in a curl---
On her cheeks the
rosy tide---
Sat my own dear
little girl:
Oh! the brightness
of her glance,
And the soft words
she did say,
Kept my senses in
a trance
At the making of
the hay.
As the stars rose
clear and pale
Thro' the purple
of the west,
And the cool winds
thro' the vale
Fann'd the mower's
weary breast,
Then fair Maggie
parted me
Near the twining
osier bays---
Oh! she cried,
what fun had we
At the making of
the hay.
'Tis but a year
ago,
And my heart is
full of care,
For the free and
gladsome flow
Of the old time is
not there:
Reft of hope, and
friends, and home,
With affections
dull and grey,
Sure my thoughts
will backward roam
To the making of
the hay.
Heading for the Loft - Richard de Wolfe |
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