Threshing Grain By The Sunflower Barn

A red wooden barn stands open at the center of a farmyard ringed by blooming sunflower fields. Inside, a man in a blue shirt swings a flail against sheaves of grain, scattering husks across the floor, while just outside a woman in an embroidered blouse tosses grain from a woven winnowing basket, letting the wind carry away the chaff. Striped rugs spread across the dirt catch the falling kernels, with wicker baskets waiting to collect them. Chickens peck near the fence, a pitchfork and scythe lean against the barn wall, and coiled rope and a folded towel hang by the door. In the distance, more workers gather sheaves among the sunflowers, and a small house with a haystack sits along a winding path. Every scattered pile of grain still needs sorting by hand before it becomes flour.