My neighbor recently introduced pitch black “Studly” – formally known by an ear tag as 98 – to his modest family of cows. He arrived with subdued fanfare: if a dozen regaled trumpeters were normally lined up to salute a lad of his breeding, in this case – due to budgetary restraints – he’d get one. Like the equivalent of a teenager, his mind
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Ernie has been uncomfortable meeting four legged creatures many times his size. And when you spend your pooch adolescence pretty much citified and indoors, becoming a member of a farm animal social network doesn’t happen overnight. [There is a website for transitioning, isn’t there?] But now, Ernie is a Texas country guy so he is adjusting. He just needed a
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I thought it would have happened by now: Ernie personally greets one of the neighbor’s cows. But as you can see from the picture he is not there yet. The cow was willing and made the advance, but Ernie’s body language and occasional nervous whine put her off. She turned on her heels – er hooves – and as much
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Here are three of my neighbors caught this cool fall morning getting ready for a tough day at work. By the time it took me to take this image and caption it they were up and about having their fresh green breakfast. Yum.
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This image was NOT Photoshopped. It must simply be true: seeing is believing, especially in Texas.
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