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Palouse wheat radiates a golden cast, August 3, 2007, in the rising sun near Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Brian Plonka The Spokesman-Review
A cross-fashioned from local wheat hangs in the Appel kitchen, August 3, 2007, as another harvest day begins on the Palouse near Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Eric Appel walks in front of his Colfax home, August 3, 2007, that was built on the Palouse some 120 years ago. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Shannon Appel comforts Sarah, 9, as her husband Eric, center, and son Connor, 14, head to the fields, August 3, 2007, on the Palouse in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Eric Appel drives his combine, August 3, 2007, in the fields harvesting wheat outside of Colfax, WA. With newer and more modern machinery available Eric continues to farm in his well-maintained older combines. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Sidney Appel, 3, puts on shoes, August 3, 2007, prior to delivering lunches with her mom to the men in the nearby wheat fields in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Sidney, 3, and brother Kyle Appel, 7, share a kiss, August 3, 2007, in the family backyard in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-review
Sarah Appel, 9, sews in the family home, August 3, 2007, in Colfax, WA. The children all have chores and challenges daily preparing them for adult life tasks. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
From left, Sarah, 9, Kyle, 7, and Christopher Appel, 12, walk their sheep, August 3, 2007, on their Colfax farm preparing for the fall fair season. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Connor Appel, 14, is caught in an avalanche of wheat while cleaning vents in a combine, August 3, 2007, in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Kyle, 7, and his sister Sarah Appel, 9, runs along a dusty trail next to a wheat field, August 3, 2007, in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
An Appel combine harvests wheat, August 3, 2007, along the many acres of wheat that will take some 21 days to harvest in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Tools in the Palouse dirt, August 3, 2007, during routine morning maintenance on the Appel farm in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Eric Appel checks his combine during a dusty morning, August 3, 2007, prior to a day of harvesting in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
Eric Appel with his daughter Sidney, 3, talks on a CB, August 3, 2007, to his helpers on the farm in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA
Wheat is fed from the reel into the auger, August 3, 2007,converting the plant into fine wheat grains in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
A reel on a combine reflects the rising sun, August 3, 2007, on the land the Appel family farms for wheat in Colfax, WA. BRIAN PLONKA The Spokesman-Review
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