Wind-powered alfalfa

Power generating wind turbines are appearing everywhere across the country, but I bet Alberta still holds the record for having winds that can push round hay bales around.

Oddly enough these pictures were sent to me by my brother-in-law, Walter, who lives in Carp, Ontario (just outside Ottawa). Supposedly they are aerial photos of hay bales near Medicine Hat, Alberta that rolled during a recent wind event. The email didn’t say which windy day, so it could have been when Hurricane Edna swept western Canada in ‘ought 3’,but I’m guessing it is more recent.

As Walter noted, this is more interesting than crop circles. Good thing I wasn’t walking in the field that day.  I could have ended up in Swift Current.

I think there is a lesson to be learned from these photos. Think about what you're doing in the privacy of your forage stand. You never know who’s watching.

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