by elizabeth e.
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January 6, 2006

The Roar of Engines Through the Night

October 26, 2007 08:18 AM EDT
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Last night the full moon was shining...a perfect night to stroll with Tuck before summoning the angels on my pillows.  But unlike previous nights, no silence could be heard; instead the bog was a beehive of activity as Dominic and his brothers were working against time to finish harvesting the wet-picked berries.  Through the night I heard the engines of the pump house flooding the cranberry bogs.  This morning when I arose, the bogs were a sea of red and the men tired from a labor that had no end in sight.

 

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                                        Roar of engines

                                           through the night

                                               voices of tired workers

                                                   in the wind

                                                       Sunrise brings harvest

                                                            To those offering thanks.

 

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Comments: 47

Danielle P. Oct 26, 2007, 8:29am EDT
Absolutely gorgeous color. You have an excellent eye for great pictures.
Elaine H. Oct 26, 2007, 8:33am EDT
Gorgeous, really gorgeous photos! I've never seen the bogs before but you captured them beautifully!! Thanks....what a great opening to the morning. ....here quite dark and uninspired.
William Dotani Oct 26, 2007, 8:47am EDT
Fitting verse for a great photo. I think I'll have a glass of cranberry juice and tip my hat to the harvesters.
Roy ☯ Hilbinger Oct 26, 2007, 8:54am EDT
Nice work, Bob. This adds substance to what's on the table for Thanksgiving.
ChrisJerri S. Oct 26, 2007, 9:00am EDT
Wonderful moment on camera and beautiful words to express it.
Deb J. Oct 26, 2007, 9:09am EDT
Cool pictorial!! I've never seen cranberries like that!
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Good job!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 9:14am EDT
Guyana Danielle for stopping by at sunrise.
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 9:16am EDT
I loved your tribute to your two grandfathers, Rose....listening to your descriptions of both men brought a smile to my face this morn. Would that all children could experience the warmth of love you had as a young child.
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 9:18am EDT
So I'm glad you could share my early dawn, elaine. Here on Gather, we share the wealth! Lol!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 9:19am EDT
Guyana Amy for stopping by.
Ruth MacGill Oct 26, 2007, 9:23am EDT
Thanks for sharing a part of life not familiar to me. But I love cranberries!
Debbie G. Oct 26, 2007, 10:04am EDT
Beautiful. Both photos and words. I haven't met William or the workers but this mornng I feel like I know them. :)
Faith H. Oct 26, 2007, 10:42am EDT
Beautiful sunrise over the bog, Bob! The pinks all seem to blend together.
Minakshi w. Oct 26, 2007, 10:55am EDT
I really want to come and live where you do. You get the lovely rain, smell of pine needles and some of the most beautiful mornings! Not to mention these bogs so full of color and activity.
(Innisfree?? I am ready to fly with you, anyday :) Been my fav place for years! )
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Oct 26, 2007, 12:28pm EDT
This was a perfect blend of photos and words. I really enjoyed this.
Cecile V. Oct 26, 2007, 12:36pm EDT
Amazing! I've never seen anything like this!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:35pm EDT
As you tip your hat to the harvesters, William, and drink your cranberry juice, remember from whence cometh your good health!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:37pm EDT
Substance it does add, Roy!

guana Chris Jerri for stopping by the bogs at dawn.
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:39pm EDT
Thank goodness it is Friday today, Deb. Had a doctor's appointment earlier and a wedding this evening at 5 down the cape, so I'm off today.
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:40pm EDT
It's after one-thirty in the afternoon and they are still working over there. They are BEAT!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:42pm EDT
Thanks Ruth for stopping by.

Guyana Deb and faith....amazing the pictures I find in my pajamas at dawn and unlike yesterday, my battery was charged. No pictures of yesterday's wedding....boo-hoo!
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:44pm EDT
Innisfree, yes, Minnie....knew you must like that place!

Guyana Nana...the poem just came...I don't know from where?
elizabeth e. Oct 26, 2007, 1:45pm EDT
Well, Cecile, when you finally get your bootie out of ghost towns and come East, I will show you!
j - Frugal Mom - r. Oct 26, 2007, 5:54pm EDT
I love your cranberry essays. The photos were wonderful, thank you for sharing this beauty that you surround yourself with.
Beautiful photos, Bobs, and the accompanying poem captures it superbly. Poet with camera will travel could be your byline, my friend.
Ron B. Oct 26, 2007, 8:07pm EDT
The color is stunning.
Lisa Frost Oct 27, 2007, 6:41am EDT
Absolutely beautiful photos to go with equally beautiful words. Great job!
elizabeth e. Oct 27, 2007, 7:21am EDT
jr. thank you for dropping by. As I was taking the pictures, I was concerned there wasn't enough light so I was more then happy when I downloaded and saw these.

Thanks Ron B. for stopping by.
elizabeth e. Oct 27, 2007, 7:38am EDT
"Poet with camera" magi, I don't think so!!! I'm a real novice at this thing called poetry. Reading the works of you, faith, Ed, Amy, John, Minnie and Jan have spurred me to try this genre...and put it out there...cause I know how supportive you all are with my efforts.
elizabeth e. Oct 27, 2007, 7:40am EDT
Guyana Marianne. In words lifted from magi: "I bow to you".

Lisa, I bow to you too. Thank you for being so kind.
John Harris Beck Oct 27, 2007, 10:26am EDT
I'll be looking for the berries in the market.
elizabeth e. Oct 27, 2007, 11:29am EDT
In the marketplace they will be all too soon, John!
Katrina Hall Oct 27, 2007, 9:24pm EDT
Really fantastic photos, Elizabeth! With your commenting, I got the sense of urgency, and I wondered if that was due to a coming frost?
Thanks for reminding us of the hard and exhausting work our farmers do, all so we can enjoy the fruits - literally - of their labor.
Elsie Duggan Oct 27, 2007, 10:23pm EDT
This is beautiful as usual Elizabeth, the poetry and the pictures go so well together, I didn't know that is how they got the cranberries out, but of course I don't know the ins and outs of a lot of things, but I am learning thanks to people like you here on Gather,
Tonia, who hugs trees G. Oct 27, 2007, 10:59pm EDT
bob - you got some wonderful photos - I do love the light that graces the world so early in the morning.
Trish A. Oct 28, 2007, 2:34am EDT
Your photos are stunning. The color and the subject matter are intriquing.

I can't wait for Thanksgiving. I will think of you when I eat cranberries.
elizabeth e. Oct 28, 2007, 10:08am EDT
The fear of a hard frost is always on their minds, Katrina. You don't want to pick the berries too soon before they ripen; but then you don't want them to freeze on the vine. Almost a real ballet between the two!
elizabeth e. Oct 28, 2007, 10:09am EDT
Elsie, I think that's what is so wonderful about Gather...through friends connecting, we learn from each other. I am so glad you are a part of my Gather experience.
elizabeth e. Oct 28, 2007, 10:11am EDT
I'm an early morning person Tonia so I am blessed to see my world in that light! Come afternoon, I need a nap!
elizabeth e. Oct 28, 2007, 10:12am EDT
When you sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner I am pleased that you will be thinking just a wee bit of me!
Aika A. Oct 31, 2007, 4:44am EDT
"dusk and sumer". I would love to experience this one. ^_^
lynn a. Nov 3, 2007, 1:09am EDT
Love this photo essay. The pictures of the cranberries floating on the water is stunningly beautiful. I had no idea they would have to work through the night to harvest them. We go through about 6 cans of cranberries every Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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