Eager to get out and inhale fresh air, cooped-up humans fled pandemic tedium last spring, crowding parks, campsites, trails and other outdoor spaces.
And why not? If you want to clear your head and lift your mood, there are worse ways to do it than by basking in nature.
If you can capture the experience and share it with others later, itâs hard for some of us to resist taking a few photos.
Every so often, farmers and their crops find themselves the focus of these would-be Kodak moments. Brad Weinhofer knows this feeling.
The Express-Times, based in Easton, Pennsylvania, reports that Weinhofer Farms plants 150 to 200 acres of canola for a June harvest. Canola, which is commonly grown in Canada, also does well in the cooler climate of Pennsylvania. Itâs planted in fall and goes dormant during colder months. It grows in spring and then blooms in mid- to late May.
Golden spring fields lure fans, but create headaches for Lehigh Valley farmers, neighbors
Updated 7:38 AM;
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It’s a spring sight that can’t be ignored in fields around the Leigh Valley rolling hills of startlingly bright yellow canola plants.
The golden crop has lured more and more fans armed with cellphones and cameras, seeking a unique background for photos. The growing crowds have also caused increasing problems for the farmers who plant the crop, landowners, neighbors and police.
A few weeks ahead of this year’s bloom, a Lehigh Valley farmer is asking admirers to respect the crop and the area where it grows.