haymaking

noun2

1. •
   The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.

   • They especially liked to be with the mowers in the hay-making season, seating themselves, greatly to their satisfaction, on the long thick branch of a maple-tree, among the dense foliage. — 1828
2. •
   Taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts.

   • In their haymaking days, the Spoonful created a string of '60s chestnuts: "Do You Believe In Magic?", "You Didn't Have To Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer In The City," "Nashville Cats." — 1990