Everywhere, signs of the harvesting season are apparent. The canals are now quite dry. You can actually walk into it if you are brave enough .... don't know what creatures may lurk in those holes. You can see a lot of small fishes jumping out of the water though. There are many kingfishers around too. There's one right in the middle of the semi dried up canal here.
I remember when we first moved here, harvesting season was usually dry and warm. But harvesting time seems to coincide with the rainy season now. Probably because the weather pattern has changed somewhat due to man's activities. This section of the field seems flattened by one of those 'mini twisters' that we sometimes get. This part of the paddy field will most probably be harvested in a few weeks.
This is the other end of the paddy field. The farmers are already harvesting the field on the opposite side. See the twister effect here. And this particular plot is already dry, ready for harvesting.
The harvester at work...it's actually quite fascinating to watch it churn in the paddy stalks and then spit out the stalks minus the paddy...rice. In days of old, all these had to be done by hand. The machines have made the farmers' lives easier.
The evening sky as we were going home. Lil Rainbow pushed her bike though. I think she had enough of sitting on the hard bicycle seat. So, I pushed my bike with her. We enjoyed the walk though cos I showed her the pokok semalu or mimosa pudica. She was fascinated by the leaves curling up when touched!
Later on we went out for dinner. This time, the emo bro followed us. This is the Bulatan Teluk Wanjah at dusk. They are fixing up the lights now. Should be quite nice once it is done.
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