A stand of poplar trees march like sentinels along the eastern edge of an onion field.
Here in the bright,
but cold early spring sunshine,
an onion field lies fallow until planting time.
As I stepped out of my car to set up my tripod
and catch a few images,
I was almost over powered by the smell of raw onions.
Even though these fields of onions has been plowed under
and had over wintered through rain and snow,
they were still pungent.
At first the smell of the onions was familiar
and somewhat pleasing even if it was strong.
But after about five minutes I bailed,
the onion smell drove me back into my car
and out of the field.
I found the row of poplars a pleasant scene
as the cumulus clouds hung lazily
in the cerulean blue sky.
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well I was lucky; I could enjoy your wonderful photograph Madge without the onion-odours
what a wonderful scene! :)
I love the contrast of the winter trees against the blue sky and clouds! :) Who would have thought that the field would still smell like onions after all winter!
it’s a very pretty scene…wasn’t there a movie called the onion fields?
What a beautiful winter scene… love the way the poplars thin out at the end of the stand, and the sky, and the clouds… just beautiful!
I had to smile, Madge, as onions are grown in farmers’ fields here too! I like the aroma of celery better.:))
Lovely photo. Cool description too. Thanks for this post.
They look like soldiers guarding the field! Love the clouds. We don’t have onion fields around here…only corn and soybeans. As always, enjoyed my visit today!
What an impressive photo Madge! Superb!!
Great photo. Love your composition!
Wonderful photography ~ you have an artist’s eye ~ and thanks for hosting this wonderful bloghop!
That’s a beautiful scene. I never would have suspected that a plowed onion field would have such a strong scent! Thanks for hosting.
Lovely photo. I really like the stand of trees, and the colours are great. Not one spot of green.
that is so beautiful
I love the tone of the clouds, Madge.
Gorgeous! Love the row of poplars!
Really neat shot here Madge. I can almost smell the onions.
It’s amazing how much the odor lingers on even when the onions themselves are long gone! I’ve always wondered how the farmers stand it when their homes are in the middle of onion territory! Thanks for hosting Madge~
Absolutely stunning image! thanks for hosting too!
Terrific view – but I know what you mean about the onion smell. In SoCal they would dump the extra onions in vacant fields and people were allowed to go in and gather onions – if they dare. Two friends and I drove down near the onions – gathered what we could before we were overpowered and then the driver got the car stuck – IN THE ONIONS. You really don’t want to have to push a car that is stuck in onions – it took weeks before we didn’t reek of onions.
And my link worked today – I tried a different browser. Thanks for the blog hop.
Wow, what a cool shot! I love it. Can’t believe the scent of onions was still lingering in the air – crazy!
What a beautifully composed shot!!
That’s a terrific shot of the Poplars. Nicely done.
Beautiful scene, Madge! I don’t think I could have stood the smell of the onions for long either.
Thanks for hosting Rurality Blog Hop.
i’ve never been near an onion field, but i know how mowing over wild onions can be very pungent so i can imagine! :)
pretty popular stand, though!
Sounds like the Brussel Sprout fields we have a round here, which can realy smell in the winter. Great photo! : )
Beautiful picture you show :) Hanne Bente
Wow Madge I LOVE that photo, when I read the title of the post and first take a look at the pic I thought the cypress were onions stalks in the winter, silly me :)
great nature art and great minimalism !!
best regards
isabella
Nice shot Madge!
Onion smell or not,this is a beautiful shot. The trees,the clouds and the fields make for a very pleasing scene.
What a beautiful photo! How interesting that the onion scent was still pungent! xo
Those trees are pleasant to look at next to the beautiful sky.
Such a lovely image. We are not ready for the onion crop yet, but have acres and acres of daffodils ready to bloom. Take care. Chel
what a landscape!!
Absolutely beautiful scene! I love the colors.
Nice composition, Madge.
What an awesome group of trees.
Hi Madge, What a wonderful pic. You are so talented with your camera.
Gorgeous sky!
Hugs, Celestina Marie
That is so awesome, Madge!
Oh, my goodness, Madge. I just simply love this!
Love the contrasting colors here. I see a lot of this around our area. Not onion fields, but hay fields mowed and ready for spring. Great shot but I would have bailed too :)
Absolutely gorgeous shot, Madge. Love it! We’re not enjoying spring here yet. Snow is falling outside my window. :) It’s beautiful, though. Hugs.
I love the composition of the group of trees in this scene and can just imagine how pungent a field of onions would be – in or out of season.
Yes, this is a truly gorgeous, I love this beautiful landscape with a wonderful light.
Nice shot …. great composition with the “marching” poplar trees and the gorgeous sky above :)
Beautiful scene!
Love that sky!
Beautiful, beautiful shot!