Sewing the Wild Oats

Roadsides in Central Illinois are a bit longer this year due to the cost of fuel and the State of Illinois' plan to reduce costs by limiting roadside mowing to twice during the season. I personally love the idea and have been enjoying the long waving grasses. They sort of give me the impression that I'm traveling by ship being passed along by a rolling sea of green.

Anyway, it's nice to see the large bends of Wild Oats getting a chance to build up their seed heads. If the price of fuel continues to rise, there will be plenty of roadside feed for those returning to horse and carriage too!!