Scarecrow on Pleasant Ridge Road

Scarecrows are summer's version of snowmen. North Carolina farmers take great pride in adding humorous personal touches to these yard characters. Here we see Pa Scarecrow with the hand knitted scarf in the foreground and Ma Scarecrow in the far corner of the garden with her fancy pink pants and flowered straw hat. Scarecrows guard the garden hoping to deter birds and varmints. 

This year's crops are off to a tough start as we've had so much rain. Greensboro even made the national news because of the heavy rains. It is believed we received 8 inches the other evening. As for the gardens, excessive rain invites insects and fungus; fruits and vegetables taste waterlogged and rot quickly. 

This farmer on Pleasant Ridge Road has a predator even more challenging than rabbits and cabbage worms-- land developers. He is surrounded by parcels of land that have been converted from farmland to housing developments. Guilford County has many lovely farms. We hope that some, like the one in the photo above, will remain farms and continue to prosper.

Comments

[Bill B.]

We have suffered from the same predator here. Do all you can to prevent it once it's gone, it can never be replaced.

[Jane Mitchell]

Are you sure it isn't a farmerette? JTM

[cieldequimper]

Looks like he secretely enjoys beer!

[Dina]

There is lots of sad news here but the scarecrows are precious!
The snowmen of summer, hmm, that's nice.

[Carver]

That's a great scarecrow. I hate to see farms surrounded by developments and too often sold out. It's not good for the quality of food either when the corporate farms (for want of a better word) take over and have massive farms vs the smaller family farms.