The Corn is Gone 8 Miler

The Corn is Gone
Originally uploaded by toadshade

The corn was finally harvested and the field has a scenic view again. I was getting a little claustrophobic running between those tall corn rows. But it was good to see the cycle of nature at work at a place so close to my house. I've seen this field with wheat, soybeans and fallow and, for the first time, with corn. I've found the first breeding Dickcissels (at the time) in Columbia. I've seen the gamut of field birds and hawks from the four seasons. It's hosted blue and gold wildflowers in neat little rows covering the whole acreage when the fields were fallow for a year. I think I've learned about the variety of nature in a place where most people see 'just a field.'

It was a good run today after my 5k race yesterday. It was a pretty good pace for the 8 miles which I did in 1:20:33 at just over 10 minutes a mile.

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