Isithombe: I-Ringwood Hop Field

Isithombe sivezwa enhliziyweni yezindawo zasemaphandleni zamaNgisi, phakathi kwamagquma ase-Ringwood, lapho ukutshalwa kwe-hop bekuyingxenye ehlala njalo yesiko lezolimo kanye nokuphuza utshwala ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Izigxobo ezinde ziklelisa inkundla ye-hop ngokunemba okuhlelekile, zisekela izintambo eziluhlaza ezikhuphukela esibhakabhakeni ngamandla angapheli. Uthango ngalunye luhlotshiswe ngamaqoqo ezigaxa ezinephunga elimnandi, imibala yawo eluhlaza ngokusagolide ebamba ilanga lantambama njengoba umoya ohelezayo ushukumisa imigqa ibe inyakaza ethambile, ecishe ibe nesigqi. Ngaphambili, umuntu wasepulazini ogqoke izingubo zokusebenza ezingokoqobo kanye nesigqoko esinompheme obanzi uyama kancane ngokucabanga, isandla sakhe sifinyelela phezulu ukuze sihlole enye yamakhoni ngokucophelela nokuqonda okubangelwa isipiliyoni. Ukuhlola kwakhe akukhona nje okuvamile kodwa kwenziwa ngamabomu, okubonisa ukulinganisela okuntekenteke phakathi kwesikhathi nomsebenzi wezandla ochaza ukulima kwe-hop—isikhathi lapho izindlala ze-lupulin sezivuthwe ngokuphelele, lapho uwoyela nezinsalela kufinyelela inani eliphakeme kakhulu, nalapho isivuno sizokhiqiza izinga eliphakeme kakhulu lokuphiswa.

Ngalé nje kwepulazi, indawo emaphakathi yethula isici samagugu ajulile: ihhavini elidala lamapulangwe, izingodo zalo ezimnyama ezithonywe ukusetshenziswa kwamashumi eminyaka. Njengoba uphahla lwaso olude, olucijile luhlotshiswe yinkomo ephuma umoya, leli hhashi linjengomlindi womlando, okuyisikhumbuzo sendima ebalulekile eyadlalwa yilezo zakhiwo ekulondolozeni amahops ngemva kokuvuna. Lapha, izizukulwane zabalimi beziyosakaza izigaxa ezisanda kukhiwa ezitezi eziyisicaba, zivumele umoya ofudumele ukhuphuke usuka ngaphansi futhi zomise kahle isitshalo esintekenteke. Ukuba khona kwe-stoic ye-kiln kunikeza amandla adonsela phansi endaweni, kufaka phakathi ukuqhubeka kwesiko kanye nokudlula okuthulile kolwazi kusuka kwesinye isizukulwane sabalimi be-hop kuya kwesinye. Kokubili kuyisakhiwo esisebenzayo kanye nophawu lokukhuthazela, ukuhlanganisa okwedlule nokwamanje endabeni ehlala iguquka yesiko le-English hop.

Ngokuqhubekayo emuva, ingemuva livuleka libe yindawo ebanzi yobuhle bokwelusa. Amasimu agelezayo afinyelela emkhathizwe, imingcele yawo ilandelwa ngothango futhi inamachashaza engobo ekhahlamezekile ngezikhathi ezithile. Umugqa oqhelile wesihlahla ukhuphuka kancane ubheke esibhakabhakeni esiluhlaza esicwebezelayo esinamafu ambalwa ahlakazekile, ukugeza yonke indawo ngokukhanya kwegolide. Lesi sangemuva se-panoramic sithuthukisa umuzwa wokuzola, sigxilisa isithombe kusigqi sempilo yasemaphandleni lapho izinkathi zonyaka zinquma ukusebenza kanye nemivuzo. Izinga elihle lezindawo zasemaphandleni alenziwa ezothando kodwa ligxilile okuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela, okuphilayo komsebenzi wezolimo—okufunayo buthule, kodwa okuhlobene ngokuseduze nemijikelezo yenala yezwe.

Umkhathi wendawo yesigameko ugcwele ukungaphelelwa yisikhathi. Yonke imininingwane—umdlalo wokukhanya emaqabunga, ukutsheka kwekhanda lomlimi lapho ehlola isilimo sakhe, indawo yomlilo eshaywe yisimo sezulu—ihlanganyela ekulandiseni okudlula umzuzwana nje. Kuwumfanekiso wokuqhubeka, wamakhono athuthukisiwe phakathi namakhulu eminyaka, kanye nomkhiqizo obambe ukubaluleka kwamasiko kanye nomnotho. Ukuziqhenya kwama-hops e-Ringwood, okunesikhathi eside kuhlotshaniswa nakho kokubili ukwenziwa kotshwala kwesiNgisi kanye namagama awo akamuva e-Australia, ahlanganisa lo mqondo wozalo nokuzivumelanisa nezimo. Isithombe siba ngaphezu kwesifinyezo sezolimo; kuwukuzindla ngobuphathi, ukubekezela, kanye nesibopho phakathi kwezandla zomuntu nezitshalo eziphilayo abazinakekelayo.

Sekukonke, ukuqanjwa kudlulisa ukuzola kwezindawo zasemakhaya kanye nomsebenzi ophansi kanye nesiko. Imema umbukeli ukuthi ame kancane, njengomlimi ohlakeni, futhi acabangele uhambo lwama-hops ukusuka ensimini kuya kowoyela, ukusuka endaweni eyomile ukuya endaweni yokuphuza utshwala, futhi ekugcineni angene engilazini. Isigcawu siphefumula ngokuzethemba okuthulile komlando, lapho ubuhle bemvelo bendawo yasemaphandleni yamaNgisi kanye nobuciko bezandla bokulima kwe-hop kuhlangana kube indaba eyodwa, ehlala njalo.

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