For this particular week, I was able to go and visit my parents and some of my siblings in central Washington state. My favorite part about the trip? It was so much warmer than my home in Idaho. It was very exciting. This is my childhood home, so you get to see my surroundings I grew up with. cool huh? There's not any pictures really of my family because it's a very busy time of year and they are constantly in equipment or running to different places where we're not. So hopefully one of these times soon I'll get pictures of them.
Who doesn't love posting pictures of their sweet little ones? I know I love too, especially with an irresistible face like this.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/125 - f/42 - ISO 100)
This is a crop duster. The pilot for in this particular crop duster's name is Jock. I've known him for as long as I can remember. Or should I say know of him, I think I have only ever met him once. Crop duster's fly really really low to the ground to spray chemicals on fields (i.e. fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides). During the summer Jock would fly over our house at least once a week. I swear sometimes that my Mom would call him to come and dust a field near our home just to get us out of bed in the morning. And it was usually around 6 am, when you're a farmer, work starts early. That's not early either early was 3:30 am.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5 - ISO 100)
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5 - ISO 100)
This is the "Homeplace", or in other words the field right next to my parents home. My Dad runs a family operated custom swathing, baling, stacking operation. All six of my siblings and I worked in and on the equipment. My second to youngest brother is in the tractor below pulling a baler behind him.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5.6 - ISO 100)
I love the yellow crop duster against the beautiful blue sky. Another thing we used to do is wave at the pilot and he would almost always tilt his plane side-to-side to "wave" back.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5.6 - ISO 100)
This is the South side of my parents home. They have an amazing view from all sides. You can barely see it, but there is a a white mountain above the green field in the back, that's actually Mt. Rainier.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5.6 - ISO 100)
This is my maternal grandpa's grave. He passed away in a farming accident while my mom was in High School. My Grandma grows beautiful peonies and they were ready to be trimmed and set at the headstone and I was there at the right time to set them. She grows beautiful flowers.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/800 - f/5 - ISO 100)
The baler at a closer range.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/640 - f/5.3 - ISO 100)
Thing 1 loves the tractors, and is an awesome driver! :)
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/640 - f/4.5 - ISO 100)
This is the view from the South side of my parents home. I would love to have the view of the valley where I currently live the the view they have.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/160 - f/14 - ISO 100)
While we were visiting last summer, Mom planted a few rose bushes and this is one of the results she got this year. Being a farmer's wife, she's constantly in the field, equipment, or trucks helping to run things, so she was very excited to see this.
(Nikon D7000 - Nikkor 18-135mm 5.6 - Manual - 1/500 - f/5.6 - ISO 100)
What does it look like where you grew up?
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