The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel.Do you like to eat sandwiches? What kind of bread do you like best? You might choose white bread, whole wheat bread wheat bread n. A bread made from a mixture of white and whole-wheat flours. or rye bread. Where do you get the bread that you eat? You might get it at the supermarket or a convenience store. Where does the store get the bread? The bakery bakes the bread. The mill makes the flour. The farmer grows the grain. The bread you make your sandwich with is the result of much hard work by many people. After the seeds are planted and the plants are nourished nour·ish tr.v. nour·ished, nour·ish·ing, nour·ish·es 1. To provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth; feed. 2. , and after the fields are weeded during the spring and summertime, it is the season for the harvest. If nature has been good, the grain has grown tall and turned bright in the fields. It blows with the wind like waves on a golden sea. The work of the harvesters is hard. They must work as long as light will allow. Have you ever heard of a harvest moon harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the relation of the moon's path to the horizon. ? The bright full moon shines all night so that the farmers can see to gather the harvest. Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel the Elder or Brueghel (c. 1525 – September 9, 1569) was a Netherlandish Renaissance painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (Genre Painting). was an artist from Flanders. This is where Belgium is located today. He was not a peasant but he painted so many peasants that he was called "Peasant Bruegel." In this painting of harvesters, Pieter shows a bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. crop of grain being cut and stacked to dry. Some of the people work and some rest and eat in the shade of a tree. A Painting or Drawing to Try Find an autumn harvest to observe. It may be on a farm or in a little garden at home. What colors do you see on the ripe food? How have the plants changed since they were planted? How is the crop harvested? How many people does it take to harvest? Draw a picture of the harvest you chose. You might want to make a close-up view of someone picking one fruit or vegetable. You might want to show many people at work harvesting in a large field. Tell your friends about watching the harvest and your picture of it. Words to discuss: bread grain harvest peasant Flanders H.T. Niceley is a professor at Carson-Newman College Carson-Newman's students come from 44 U.S. states and 30 other countries. Studies are offered in approximately 90 different academic programs. Currently, the five most popular majors are: Nursing, Education, Business, Pre-Medicine/Biology, and Psychology. in Jefferson City Jefferson City, city (1990 pop. 35,481), state capital and seat of Cole co., central Mo., on the south bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Osage; inc. 1825. , Tenessee, and a frequent contributor to SchoolArts |
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