Why?

 Why do cattle lick each other?  This is Short Stuff (he used to be short!) licking The Bull, Duncan.  So I get the heirarchy thing - the herd paying homage to their king.  Or rather sucking up to the Big Boy.  I never think of cattle as grooming animals like cats, but I see them licking each other often.  I asked my 87 year old aunt, who has been around cattle her whole life, but she didn't know why, just that they always do it.

You Don't Want The Bull Mad At You

I went out to feed Mama Cow a bit extra this morning.  She is 18 years old, nursing a big calf and is showing the drain from the baby.  By the way the baby is 6 months old and she still patiently lets him nurse.  I don't usually feed her, so she wasn't sure of my "Come on Mamma" call.  Finally I got here into her special feeding place, but not without getting the attention of everyone else . Nothing gets by the bull that has to do with his herd and you never want the bull to be mad at you.  To make nice with Duncan, I brought him some extra feed.



I was surprised by the amount of curl in his horns.  I don't usually look down on him.

New Day Bed with Surround Views

My Favorite Season

The south pond is full this year.  












I brought in my winter squash from curing this weekend.  This is my best haul - golden acorn, blue hubbard, butternut, delica, baby pumkins, and more.  There is some squash soup in my future.






I found a squash soup recipe that has pear, maple syrup and sriracha.  The combination of sweet and hot was perfect.