Moo

We had some visitors today ... a few ladies who had wandered off from the farm about a 3/4 a mile away. Apparently they had been separated from their calves and went out looking for them.

My office door was closed but the louder than normal mooing finally registered so I looked out my door and what did I see? Two dozen cows headed up the road.

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Rear view.

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Bruce (their owner) got them turned around, but then they headed up our driveway.

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And around in circles.

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Nothing interesting enough here, so the visit was over quickly.

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Back down the road.

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They have to go down our road and then back up their road which is a good 1/2 mile steep climb.

#1 Camey on 11.06.2008 at 4:02 PM

So they didn't realize that the election was already over?

#2 Michael K. Campbell on 11.06.2008 at 4:50 PM

One of the great things about my Near Eastern Studies degree (where I studied herding a bit) is that I know a great technical term for what you witnessed: Transhumance. How's that for useless knowledge?

#3 ihath on 11.14.2008 at 3:06 PM

Cool!Cows are such interesting animals