Comments on Rurality: Country living

funny story. You tell it well ;)

2008-04-16T08:54:00.000-05:00

funny story. You tell it well ;)

Your Jasmine and my Gracie must be kindered spirit...

2006-04-26T09:31:00.000-05:00

Your Jasmine and my Gracie must be kindered spirits .. check out this post and see if you don't agree ..

http://www.mitzenmacher.net/blog/?p=171

PS - Your soap is great-thanks!

I say, what breed of cow is that with the white fu...

2006-04-18T12:11:00.000-05:00

I say, what breed of cow is that with the white fur, smaller than the other cows, and with the bushy tail?

I do love that Jasmine. Haven't ever seen a photo of her that hasn't made me want to come visit her. (Well, and you, too, of course.)

This time of year its hard to have good fences--th...

2006-04-17T20:46:00.000-05:00

This time of year its hard to have good fences--the grass is always greener on the other side. It is particularly upsetting when the cattle decide to have a parade after a big rain--a yard full of holes.

Nio, I was really hoping they'd volunteer to come ...

2006-04-17T06:16:00.000-05:00

Nio, I was really hoping they'd volunteer to come wash her. (I'm such an idiot.)

IGO, a stick and a loud "Git!" have been working fairly well. Of course the dog helps. :)

Pablo, I guess. I just wish she'd listen more. In this pic I was calling her off (well, trying to), and she was trying to tell me (I think) but it's COWS!

RD, everyone we've met in this county has been very friendly... with the exception of our immediate neighbors.

Rachel I see your point. :)

3C, if they would only concentrate it in one area where I could scoop it up onto the garden...

Jenn I won't say it hasn't crossed my mind, if only fleetingly. But with my luck they probably still hang cattle rustlers around here.

JLL, this type is EXTRA runny! Thinner than the usual.

Hick I'll bet your Jasmine would never do such a thing. :)

FC, Blogger has been bad about that recently. You had me cracking up!

Janet if I could train them to deposit it in nice stacks for the garden I might view their trespassing differently. :)

DK will I guess I have that to be thankful for... (So far she only wants to roll on top of dead things. Ick.)

My dogs would actually go to the neighbors and rol...

2006-04-17T06:11:00.000-05:00

My dogs would actually go to the neighbors and roll in cow poop - I had to check them before I let them in the house.
Since I was the only one home in the daytime on a strech of road I got to know all the neighbors cows and horses and where they belonged - I usually just grabbed a bucket of goat feed and it would be a parade with me leading back too where every which critter called home.

After years and years of chasing cows, we finally ...

2006-04-16T22:37:00.000-05:00

After years and years of chasing cows, we finally got smart...now we have a tree farm....but I did have the hugest flowers when I had access to that cow poop!

Well, finally. Blogger would not let me post at yo...

2006-04-15T11:43:00.000-05:00

Well, finally. Blogger would not let me post at your site earlier today...now what was I going to say?

...something about this neighbor being udderly careless...no, wait, I think I was going to say something about bovine bowel moo-vements...

...or was it a patty melt recipe request?

Gotta love that dog of yours. Heh!

2006-04-15T11:07:00.000-05:00

Gotta love that dog of yours. Heh!

This brings back memories! We use to have same ex...

2006-04-14T23:06:00.000-05:00

This brings back memories! We use to have same experience back in TN.
But usually we would be returning home at night and top the hill to see floating eyes! Thank goodness for good brakes! Then we would have to call the neighbors and herd everyone home. My experience is that cow poop is always runny when fresh. Only makes good projectiles after sun drying!

I say again. Freezer. Beef. Mmmmm. You could s...

2006-04-14T12:04:00.000-05:00

I say again. Freezer. Beef.

Mmmmm.

You could sell the overstock.
And of course, tell your neighbor that no, you havn't seen his cows lately.

Aha, now I understand just what you meant when you...

2006-04-14T11:49:00.000-05:00

Aha, now I understand just what you meant when you commented on the BC's cow chasing efforts.
Sadly, cows react to EVERYTHING with poop. We just finished our monthly herd health visit with our favorite vet and I doubt that I look (or smell) any better than poor Jasmine. Too bad those neighbor cows aren't doing their thing at home instead of in your yard though.

I'd probably poop too if some animal was chasing m...

2006-04-14T10:18:00.000-05:00

I'd probably poop too if some animal was chasing me! Maybe Jasmine will learn from this and stay back farther behind!! Funny post!

Poor Jasmine, slipping and sliding in cow poop. I ...

2006-04-14T09:44:00.000-05:00

Poor Jasmine, slipping and sliding in cow poop. I had no idea that cows get a runny poop problem when they are afraid. Interesting nervous system response.

That's not very neighborly of your neighbors.

Still . . . good dog!

2006-04-14T09:03:00.000-05:00

Still . . . good dog!

This used to happen to me all the time at my previ...

2006-04-14T08:48:00.000-05:00

This used to happen to me all the time at my previous house. We'd wake up in the morning with steers lounging in our driveway. Luckily at the time, I had an appaloosa mare with a lot of cow in her. I'd ride her right up behind them and she'd give them a sound nip on the rear end. We used to have a great time chasing them back down the riverbed to Mr. Tafoya's house.

And if you don't have a good cow-chasing horse around, wielding a big broom while running and yelling is an effective cow deterrant. Poor things, they are not very smart.

If they came around much more, I'd be tempted to put one of those big bovines in the freezer. BEEF-it's what's for dinner!

You should take Jasmine over and have the neighbor...

2006-04-14T08:08:00.000-05:00

You should take Jasmine over and have the neighbors give her a bath.