Making Hay While the Sun Shines

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Making Hay While the Sun Shines

June 2, 2015 by dorannrule

I have to stop and marvel at how beautiful are the seasons in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

Make Hay While the Sun Shines: Meaning

Make the most of one’s opportunities while you have the chance.

Make hay while the sun shines This proverb is first recorded in John Heywood’s A dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the prouerbes in the Englishe tongue, 1546:

“Whan the sunne shinth make hay. Which is to say

Take time whan time cometh, lest time steale away.”

Posted in Awesome Fotos, Camera-Walking, Country Fotos, Country Sights, Fences, Photography, Seasons, The Land, Virginia | Tagged country living, country photo, Hay Bales, landscape, photography, rural life, rural Virginia, Seasons, Shenandoah Valley, the land, Virginia | 13 Comments

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on June 2, 2015 at 4:28 am Jill Weatherholt

Oh, you know I love this photo, Dor…and the proverb too!

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on June 2, 2015 at 7:01 am Silver in the Barn

Oh Dor, beautiful. I have a very similar scene right this very moment in the fields to the west of my house. We really need some rain. How about you?

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on June 2, 2015 at 11:34 am bentehaarstad

Beautiful pictures, and our farmers are doing the most important work of them all, producing our food.

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on June 2, 2015 at 11:47 am dorannrule

I was thinking of you Jill…. really. 🙂

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on June 2, 2015 at 11:49 am dorannrule

Seems we get rain every other day. My world is a gorgeous green and there is more hay in this harvest down the road than I have ever seen.

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on June 2, 2015 at 11:49 am dorannrule

Thank you Bente! I appreciate your perspective since I greatly admire your work.

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on June 2, 2015 at 11:52 am Jill Weatherholt

Aw…that is so nice to hear, Dor. Your photo brought some brightness to a tough day at work…so thank you.

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on June 2, 2015 at 12:18 pm The Coastal Crone

Beautiful photo and practical lesson! I have less sunshine left at this age!

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on June 3, 2015 at 12:18 am Ellie

I though “making hay” was a metaphor for something else….

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on June 3, 2015 at 7:29 am dorannrule

Hahaha! Uhhhh – in a way maybe. 🙂

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on June 3, 2015 at 7:30 am dorannrule

Thanks coastalcrone! And I don’t believe you have less sunshine. 🙂

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on June 4, 2015 at 8:49 am Mama's Empty Nest

Hay (hey) are you all already makin’ hay down there? Not ready yet here.

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on June 4, 2015 at 12:21 pm dorannrule

There are more hay bales harvested now than I have ever seen!

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