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76 Fairford St.W.
Moose Jaw, SK S6H 1V1

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AUGUST – A TIME FOR HARVEST

“In August hot weather brings on harvest fast.  You can smell the wheat ripening.  Farmers work day and night to get their crops off, all the while keeping an eye on the sky for “the big White Combine” – hail clouds.  A field hit by hailstones looks like a herd of elephants has stampeded through it.  All the hard work can be wiped out in minutes.”

– Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet

This painting is one of 12 paintings reproduced in “A Prairie Year” – a children’s book written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet and published by Tundra Books.

Acrylic on Canvas     1994

Canvas Size    H 24″ x W 30″

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Every August, Sarah spent time at Grandma and Grandpa’s farm to help out Grandma prepare meals to bring out to fields and whenever she could, she would stay behind to keep Grandpa company in the combine.  Her favourite part of this adventure was when Grandpa would test the wheat by first rolling the head (or spike) of wheat between the palms of his hands and then blow away the chaff.  He would then pop out the kernel and bite down on it.  If it cracked, it meant it was dry and ready to harvest.

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