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Midsummer Hay: The scent of a cut field at the year's high point50%
Seasons & Gardens

Midsummer Hay: The scent of a cut field at the year's high point

Edwin Marsh · narrated by Rowan Whitmore

2026

4h 8m
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You settle into the long light of midsummer, where the air carries the sweet weight of cut grass and pollen drifts like dust motes in the afternoon sun. Rowan Whitmore reads with the unhurried pace of someone who has spent hours leaning on a farm gate, watching the hay turn gold.

Inside this audiobook

19 chapters

  1. 1Standing Still3m
  2. 2Chapter 1: The Long Light Before You Begin13m
  3. 3Chapter 2: What Hay Fever Really Is17m
  4. 4Chapter 3: The Grasses That Hold the Heat18m
  5. 5Chapter 4: Honey in Water, Morning and Night16m
  6. 6Chapter 5: Apple Cider Vinegar at the Kitchen Door11m
  7. 7Chapter 6: The Nettles by the Field Edge12m
  8. 8Chapter 7: A Cold Cloth on the Back of the Neck15m
  9. 9Chapter 8: Walking Before the Dew Is Gone16m
  10. 10Chapter 9: The Window Kept Open After Rain19m
  11. 11Chapter 10: Vegetable Glycerin and the Throat13m
  12. 12Chapter 11: The Hayloft as Sanctuary18m
  13. 13Chapter 12: Elderflower Cordial, Diluted and Cool15m
  14. 14Chapter 13: What a Week Might Look Like16m
  15. 15Chapter 14: The Scythe's Return16m
  16. 16Chapter 15: When the Breath Will Not Open23m
  17. 17Walking Back4m
  18. 18About the Author1m
  19. 19What to Read Next1m
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