Pat on the Prairie

Pat’s Blog for North Dakota

This is my second trip to the great state of North Dakota. What an agricultural state it is. It’s especially evident this time of year when the sunflowers are in bloom and the fields stretch as far as the eye can see. A person can’t help but feel good when you see a sunflower. They’ll be ready for harvest in a few weeks and off to a plant to be turned into oil.

Sunflowers are sharing the landscape with wheat. It’s the height of harvest for those “amber waves of grain”. I was impressed by the fact that virtually everything else stops for the farmer and his family during this busy time of year. Harvesting continues way into the night. One motel where we stayed the manager had to leave that evening so she could help her husband in the fields.

Seeing that dedication will help me appreciate my bread and pasta even more!