Post by bobby1 on Oct 7, 2013 14:28:21 GMT -5
Yesterday evening as we were coming home from our monthly gem society meeting where I did a presentation on photographing cabs, slabs and jewelry it was evident that there would be a super sunset when we got home. This time of year there is a lot of dust in the air in the Northern Central Valley because they are in the middle of the walnut and almond harvest. This harvest involves a zillion small sweepers buzzing around in the orchards sweeping up the nuts after they have been shaken from the trees. This creates a lot of dust in the air. This is a major industry here because California supplies about 80% of the world's almonds and about 80% of the walnuts in the U.S.
The prices have been rising for these nuts over the last few years so there are a lot of fields that normally have row crops such as melons and tomatoes are being converted to these nut orchards. Also a lot of pasture and grazing land is now being planted with these trees, so I expect in future years there will be a lot more of these sunsets.....
These photos were taken from our back yard.
Bob
The prices have been rising for these nuts over the last few years so there are a lot of fields that normally have row crops such as melons and tomatoes are being converted to these nut orchards. Also a lot of pasture and grazing land is now being planted with these trees, so I expect in future years there will be a lot more of these sunsets.....
These photos were taken from our back yard.
Bob
