Hay Stook Collection

Flower meadow at Giverny, 1890 (oil on canvas)
8859834 Flower meadow at Giverny, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 65 x 92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Trevithick's traction engine driving a threshing machine (litho)
8663708 Trevithick's traction engine driving a threshing machine (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meule, soleil couchant (oil on vellum)
8662539 Meule, soleil couchant (oil on vellum) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 11.6 x 18.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Sotheby's

Rest, 1905 (oil & ink on wood)
8610308 Rest, 1905 (oil & ink on wood) by Kreuger, Nils (1859-1930); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Painting by Nils Kreuger)

The Old Mill, date unknown (watercolour on paper)
7528563 The Old Mill, date unknown (watercolour on paper) by Turner, William (Turner of Oxford) (1789-1862); 68x53 cm; Gallery Oldham

Reverse of Meules de ble, 1888 (gouache, w/c, pen & brush & black ink over pencil on paper)
7395334 Reverse of Meules de ble, 1888 (gouache, w/c, pen & brush & black ink over pencil on paper) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Private Collection; (add.info)

Girls in haystack, 1921
7388600 Girls in haystack, 1921 by Karsten, Ludwig (1876-1926); 195x210 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludvig Karsten (1876-1926)); Photo © O. Vaering

Wheat stacks in Provence, c. 1888 (oil on canvas)
7352683 Wheat stacks in Provence, c.1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890))

Windmilla at Latem at Moonlight, 1900 (painting)
7333010 Windmilla at Latem at Moonlight, 1900 (painting) by Abeele, Albijn van den (1835-1918); Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Deinze, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum van Deinze en de Leiestre)

In Holland, c. 1892 (oil on canvas)
7332477 In Holland, c.1892 (oil on canvas) by Baertsoen, Albert (1866-1922); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Albert Baertsoen)

Hay racks and stooks, Romania
Hay racks and stooks. Photographed in Fromosu, Southern Bucovina, Romania, in autumn

Meadow saffron (Colchium autumnale) flowers in front of a hay stook. Photographed in the grounds of Sucevita Painted Monastery, Southern Bucovina, Romania

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Hay stooks, also known as haystacks or haycocks, are a traditional method of storing harvested hay. These neat piles of dried grasses are carefully arranged in the field to dry and cure before being gathered into larger stacks for storage. The sight of hay stooks dotting the landscape is a nostalgic reminder of simpler times when farming was done by hand. Each stook represents hours of hard work and dedication from farmers who rely on these precious bundles to feed their livestock throughout the winter months. As the sun sets behind the rolling hills, casting a golden glow over the fields, one can't help but feel grateful for the bounty that nature provides. Hay stooks may be a relic of days gone by, but they continue to hold a special place in our hearts as symbols of tradition and resilience in an ever-changing world.