Friday, June 11, 2021

SKYWATCH--REEDS


 When I visited the town of Belo Blato, about 60 kms from Belgrade, I was a bit taken aback by these odd-shaped 'haystacks'.  They are not haystacks at all, but rather bundles of reeds that are later sold for roofing on various structures.

Here's a  link for you. Notice that this industry has been around a long time and that it is a fact that insects do not attack the reed stem, hence making then perfect for roofing.

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8 comments:

Jim said...

Cool.

Thomas Lee said...

nice shot

magiceye said...

That's very interesting.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

That's interesting. I would have thought they were haystacks too!

William Kendall said...

Excellent shot.

Rockinon said...

Very interesting. I'd never have guessed.

Light and Voices said...

Greetings and Salutations! I never would have guessed that these were used for roof tops. I just had a new roof put on the cabin. Roofing materials are guaranteed for 50 years. Learned something new today thanks to your photograph. Thank you for sharing.

Light and Voices said...

Greetings and Salutations! I never would have guessed that these were used for roof tops. I just had a new roof put on the cabin. Roofing materials are guaranteed for 50 years. Learned something new today thanks to your photograph. Thank you for sharing.

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