{"id":2173,"date":"2026-11-10T18:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T18:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2026-11-05T18:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T18:22:41","slug":"second-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/second-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/second-cutting\/dpg_9_20_26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?fit=722%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"722,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Second Cutting\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ready for harvest a filed of wheat sits ready under darkening clouds&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clouds build over a field of wheat in Oregon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?fit=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?resize=685%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.668945364963488;width:775px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?resize=685%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?resize=100%2C150&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?resize=64%2C96&amp;ssl=1 64w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DPG_9_20_26.jpg?w=722&amp;ssl=1 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the time of year when the second cut comes to the Willamette Valley. 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