tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post115666874730733039..comments2023-10-17T17:37:48.677+02:00Comments on La France Profonde -- An American in Aveyron: Red on RedBetty Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1157094864318626582006-09-01T09:14:00.000+02:002006-09-01T09:14:00.000+02:00Okay, a lot of you are partially right.A tractor W...Okay, a lot of you are partially right.<BR/><BR/>A tractor WAS working in the field but the dirt was blown up by a mini-windstorm that came through behind where the tractor had been sowing. So basically it was red earth blown up by the wind.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for all the guesses!Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1157065459161140042006-09-01T01:04:00.000+02:002006-09-01T01:04:00.000+02:00I agree - it's probably pollen, right? Nice photo ...I agree - it's probably pollen, right? Nice photo though.Run Around Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316173421850796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1157020316382822332006-08-31T12:31:00.000+02:002006-08-31T12:31:00.000+02:00Is it pollen from the flowers being lifted up by t...Is it pollen from the flowers being lifted up by the wind?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Whatever it is, neat picture!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1157014132417337472006-08-31T10:48:00.000+02:002006-08-31T10:48:00.000+02:00Scents of love. I know this is right, i grew up on...Scents of love. I know this is right, i grew up on a farm...love it is. ;)Tongue in Cheek Antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750859132595134235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156916832112898982006-08-30T07:47:00.000+02:002006-08-30T07:47:00.000+02:00Looks like a truckload of powdered cinnamon turned...Looks like a truckload of powdered cinnamon turned over. Must have smelled nice! ;)wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156857920059379692006-08-29T15:25:00.000+02:002006-08-29T15:25:00.000+02:00Planting? the red dust is the stuff they use to t...Planting? the red dust is the stuff they use to treat the seeds? Dang, I'm a farm wife...I should be doing better than thisDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561518948847153812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156853610488343382006-08-29T14:13:00.000+02:002006-08-29T14:13:00.000+02:00Just found your post from "runaroundparis"...I'm a...Just found your post from "runaroundparis"...I'm a farmers daughter from the midwest US and SHOULD be able to identify this "dust". . .let's see...maybe I'll just stay tuned.savvycityfarmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123857662106999560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156844941164831632006-08-29T11:49:00.000+02:002006-08-29T11:49:00.000+02:00Technically, nobody is exactly right yet, although...Technically, nobody is exactly right yet, although a few of you are close...Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156790820324929202006-08-28T20:47:00.000+02:002006-08-28T20:47:00.000+02:00If I had to guess, I would say that over that hill...If I had to guess, I would say that over that hill, a field was being plowed or raked or tilled in some way and the red is from the dust of erosion. Of course, only where I come from in the southern part of the USA has that red dirt, so that's likely a "local" explanation for a foreign phenomenon.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to finding out the truth!<BR/><BR/><I>Meilleurs vœux!</I>blueVicarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400247178245102554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156711940408517362006-08-27T22:52:00.000+02:002006-08-27T22:52:00.000+02:00José Bovét and his clan are tramping a crop of ONG...José Bovét and his clan are tramping a crop of ONG and creating a right dust storm in the process.<BR/><BR/>Welcome back Betty - don't get too close!Wilf Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066104748019749727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20123932.post-1156690063933328302006-08-27T16:47:00.000+02:002006-08-27T16:47:00.000+02:00dechaummage?dechaummage?Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561518948847153812noreply@blogger.com