First rye planting - close-up

I knew the rye was supposed to emerge in about 7 days, but I was still surprised to find it poking up so far today.  For the past couple of days, I’d been seeing a rust-colored fuzz in this section.  My first thought was, “Great, the weeds are back with a vengeance.”  But then I noticed that the “weeds” seemed to be arranging themselves in very tidy straight lines that matched up with the furrows left by the Earthway seeder.  So today I investigated more closely.  And discovered this wonderful fall crop of rye! 

Rye marching down the furrows