Cotton

Sure makes for some interesting roadside decoration.
A great long, wide flatland view, as well.

Thanks, Dave.

o0o do people stop and collect it I wonder ;-)
crazy thought but it looks so like cotton wool
balls we buy in bags ;-) oOo

I've not see people collecting it, Bev. And yes, less a little cleaning and packaging, it's pretty much the same as cotton wool balls.

o0o I see you parked the car and took the picture,
now come on George ;-) did you take some home ;-) oOo

Ooops, sprung! "Guilty, as charged, Yer Honour". :)

I can see some on your beard George ;-)

Father Christmas is far away. ;)

Ho, Ho!

Hehe. Thanks for taking that joke. ;)))

no no he has to get some practice in ready ;-)
remember George lives in g'day land and its
a long way a way . . . ;-) poor rheindeers

Down here we have Christmas in June. :)

Oops. Hence have to redefine the New Testament for Down-Under. ;))

that means its coming up to Easter then soon ;-)

Nothing very religious about it Norbert, it's just that large traditional European style Christmas feasts don't sit very well with our hot summer days...... but in winter it's fine. :)

Not really needed, Bev, there isn't the same focus on hot rich food at Easter. Besides, we'd be glad to be rid of the bunnies. :)

OH NO don't say that !

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Wonderful shot.

superb composition!

beautiful find
wishing you a most beautiful time:)

Wonderful image, excellently taken !!
Have a nice day.

Great low pov!

Nice captured ! But I have seen this in real in Turkey.

Time for me to learn something: I didn't realise Turkey produced cotton. :)

Hope your farmers are doing everything they can to keep the cotton from depleting the soil... in the southern part of the Great Valley of California, the cotton crops have obliterated several vital minerals...

Aussie snow!!!!!

:)

Fantastic point of view

Many thanks everyone for your kind comments and faves. I drove past this cotton for many km but finally just had to stop for a photo. :)

The shipping container sized blocks of harvested cotton are named modules These get processed in a gin to get rid of any rubbish eg bits of leaf and twigs, and to separate the fibre from the seed. The fibre, named lint, is compressed into bales, around 30 from a module. The seed can be used for stock feed and extraction of oil. The lint is graded for colour and length and priced for whiteness and greater length. The cotton in the photo would have fallen from modules being taken from the field to the gin.