July 3, 2012 - Rice Paddy Art?
 

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Corn mazes, crop circles, farmers are having all kinds of fun making art with their crops. In Japan, some rice farmers are showing off their talents by using different colored rices to create some marvelous images.

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The midwest would be so much more interesting to fly over if our farmers did this with corn and wheat. Assuming there are enough varied colors...

Flying into the Iowa City, IA airport there is a good view of one
in a cornfield that over the years has had several iterations.