Tell Me A Story: SCARECROWS

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking

SCARECROWS

"Hungry birds have always been a problem for farmers. Sometimes the birds ate so much corn or wheat that a farmer and his family would not have enough food to last through the winter. So, for more than 3,000 years, farmers have been making scarecrows."

"The first scarecrows in recorded history were made along the Nile River in Egypt, to protect wheat fields from flocks of quail. Egyptian farmers put wooden frames in their fields and covered them with nets. The farmers hid in the fields and scared the quail into the nets. Then they took them home and ate them for dinner!"

The History of Scarecrows

Thanks To:

Mrs. Nelson, 3rd Grade Teacher

Station Avenue Elementary School

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

minelson@comcast.net

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http://home.comcast.net/~minelson/history_of_scarecrows.htm

Meet FERN.

FERN
was featured
in the
fall 2013 edition
of
Country Gardens
magazine.

Would you like to learn
how to make a scarecrow?

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BHG.com/GardenScarecrow

I met Fern at Powell Gardens,
at the 2013 Scarecrows in the Gardens exhibit.

Throughout October, you'll find 30-some scarecrows
on patrol in the Heartland Harvest Garden.

The entries range from minions to Minnie Mouse to more traditional takes and were created by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, individuals, businesses and Powell Gardens' staff and volunteers.

Scarecrow Exhibit Information & Slideshow
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http://www.powellgardens.org/pages/events--exhibits/exhibits/scarecrows-in-the-garden-2013#.UmxJ-RCW7ng

Which scarecrow gets your vote?


My Favorite Scarecrows: *WAKING UP TO FALL* by Kindergarten Students Cordill-Mason Elementary, Blue Springs, Missouri. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood

Kindergarten Students' Art Work

Featured on GLASS on Scarecrow's Purple Dress

Is there a scarecrow at the top of the silo?

Only one way to find out.

Let's climb!

Of course! Shutter Bug Scarecrow!

Just look at that view of the cornfield
and beyond!

If you want information about the 2014 Scarecrows in the Garden contest, check out the Powell Gardens website in early September 2014.

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COPY & PASTE the link in your browser:

http://www.powellgardens.org/pages/events--exhibits/exhibits/scarecrows-in-the-garden-2013#.UmxJ-RCW7ng

Thanks
for stopping by!

Come back often,
and invite a friend!

Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose & Public Speaking

Tell Me A Story

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

SCARECROWS

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