I took rice for granted until our trip to Japan last month. We took this photo in Hiroshima where my husband's relatives actually grew their own rice. It's a LOT of hard work to give you that cup of rice.
Dellgirl asked how I was able to get that angle for the rice. The rice was actually planted on a hill. I just added this extra photo to show what I mean.
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ReplyDeleteVery blue Your sky !
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This IS the bluest sky I have ever seen, so beautiful. How did you take this pic, kneeling below the plants or are they tall enough for you to stand? I love this shot.
ReplyDeleteKay: Interesting post, so many things the farmers give us are never of in the amount of work required.
ReplyDeleteGood message and it is unusual to see rice growing. Is it in water or is that only at the beginning?
ReplyDeleteI eat so much rice and don't even know exactly how it grows.
But I will think of your Hiroshima post and this one, about the hard work, when I eat my rice and beans tomorrow. Thanks for the reminder to give thanks to growers.
Gosh, Dina. I'm not sure about the water. We didn't see much water there but perhaps you're right. This is harvest time so I have a feeling you don't need much water.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving seeing that blue sky today.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your explanations. Lovely deep blue sky.
ReplyDeleteThank you for adding the photo that shows how you took the photo! I'm sure it takes a lot of work between sowing the seeds and reaching our tables.
ReplyDeleteLove the contrast in colour in the 1st shot.
ReplyDeleteKay, beautiful and interesting pictures. I suspect, like many things, a lot of us have taken rice for granted.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to see the little patches of gardens in japan wherever there was an empty space and lots of rice was grown. love your photo.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photos and post. And a very blue sky.
ReplyDeleteGreat skywatch!
ReplyDeleteI never stopped to think about it. It looks complicated and I do love rice..I just can't seem to make it come out right most of the time..
ReplyDeleteWow i like rice and always eat it. When i was young i always plant rice and harvested it with my family. That is fun.
ReplyDeleteKay, thank you for sharing your rice pics with us! The sky is a wonderful blue!!
ReplyDeleteClever shot with beautiful contrast!
ReplyDeleteRice is our main menu here.
ReplyDeleteThe sky so beautiful with amazing blue.
Happy SWF.
I like that first photo. The sky is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteKay that was interesting. I have never seen how rice was grown either I have to say. It is one of those staples that we take for granted I think. Thnaks for the post. The pictures are great. I love the contrast of the blue sky and the rice in the top photo.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to see rice in this way. I had no idea what a rice plant looked like.
ReplyDeleteHi Kay! It is hard for me to comprehend that rice comes from this these plants. I can understand why there is a lot of hard work now. Very beautiful blue sky. Lisa
ReplyDeleteReminds me of te old song: planting rice in the sun, may be nice when you're looking on, but oh my, don't you try, or the back with the ache will cry etc..
ReplyDeleteM daughter brought back a rice cutter when she was in Japan last, which I use in the garden all the time sice over the centuries it has evolved to perfection.
Nice shots.
Hey Kay and there I was picturing you getting down and dirty in the rice! Great shot
ReplyDeleteWow, what a sleek machine! This post is such an eye opener.
ReplyDeleteThe lady's hat is so practical for work in the sun.
Meanwhile I remember seeing flooded rice paddies in Arkansas. The state is a leader in rice production and research. Here is something interesting I just found: "Arkansas' reputation as a world leader in rice research has attracted interest from scientists, governments, and private companies from throughout the world. In 1994, for example, Riceland Foods and a Japanese company built a $10 million mill in Stuttgart to extract oil from rice bran, the part of the kernel removed from white rice during milling. Most of the oil is exported to Asian markets, while the protein-rich bran left over after the oil is extracted is sold primarily as livestock feed."
This is a different angle for sky watch - it is so cool. I see though that growing rice has become mechanised, so it must take out a lot of the hard labour.
ReplyDeleteWhat a view. I will think harder about rice now, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky!
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