Walking by the Fields

Nothing like sleeping in and the taking a long walk. 

These two photos show watermelons being harvested. The extra shows farm workers pulling them off the vine and getting them ready for the tractor and trailer coming by. The main photo is them tossing them one by one into the trailer.

Some fun facts:

The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.

Watermelon is 92% water.

Watermelon's official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.

Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.

According to Guinness World Records, the world's heaviest watermelon was grown by Lloyd Bright of Arkadelphia, Arkansas in 2005, weighing in at 268.8 lbs (121.93 kg). 

The United States currently ranks 5th in worldwide production of watermelon. Many states grow watermelons with Florida, Texas, California, Georgia and Arizona consistently leading the country in production.