Rolling the Hay

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I always found bales of hay intriguing, mainly because I had never had the opportunity to see one up close or feel it for myself. I finally had the opportunity and what I discovered surprised me. Instead of the soft rolls, what I found were hard, round clusters. I'm not sure exactly why I thought they would be billowy but when I walked out toward them in an open Texas field, I could hear crunching beneath my feet. I realized I was walking on the land from which these bales came and it was all hard and dry. Now whenever I see these images, I recall the bone-dry crunch on that hot Texas day.