There are a lot of rolling hills in my new neighbourhood.

On the way to TEMAC the other day, along Lakeridge Rd., I came over the crest of a hill and saw this.

So... how do they not all roll down???  An amazing sight.

I wonder if they flatten slightly under their own weight, effectively making them self-chocking.

Beautiful landscape!

Andy

I think their landing gear gets stuck in a rut, and that's why they don't roll.

I talked to the farmer today and learned the reason.  First the name, the farmer says... Hay Roll... comes from Young Frankenstein where Teri Garr asks Gene Wilder if he wants a roll in the hay.  The kids, at the time, were tire of asking each other if they wanted a bale in the hay... no one could figure out what that meant.

Next, a piece of hay doesn't weight anything... almost lighter than air.  No matter how many pieces are put together the weight is exactly the same.  The Hay Rolls don't roll because there's no weight to them.  Sometimes, the farmer has to tarp them down to keep them from blowing... or floating away.

Sheesh... the things you learn living in the country.