The East Lothian countryside is changing once again.On the rare occasions when the sun's out, the golden colour of the crops is so bright that it hurts your eyes.
This is the signal for the farmers to get their skates on and their combine harvesters out to get the harvest in before any more rain comes along to spoil it. All of the rain we've had means that their costs also go up because they have to dry the grain before storing it, otherwise it will rot and will be worthless.
It's not just oilseed rape, wheat and barley that's getting harvested though - this picture was taken near Morham, just south of Haddington and it's grass that's being cut here. Presumably it'll be used for silage to feed the animals throughout the winter.
As the grass crops get cut, it's also a great time to spot wildlife. There's plenty of hares, buzzards and especially kestrels hovering high above the verges looking for unwary mice and voles.
Also, I don't think I've ever seen so many weasels running about on the roads than I have this summer - they always look very busy and give the impression that they're up to some mischief or other.
If you don't know how to tell them apart from stoats, well . . . . it's easy.
- They're weasily recognised and stoats are stoatally different!
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