This is what I saw when I came down the steps this afternoon, ready to head out the door! This bull, which is not actually supposed to be within half a mile of our place, had wandered over several times before to visit the heifers that pasture not far from our house. But this time, he stopped right in front of our picture windows ... and took a liking to Erik's tricycle for some reason! The only thing I can think of is that there is probably just a little bit of sweat on those handlebars from Erik's hands. He wouldn't leave it alone! I shooed him away from it once -- by opening the door and saying "No!" in my sternest Mommy voice -- but he came right back to it when I shut the door.
It reminds me of a book we've read to Sofi: "Big bull blowing bubbles biking backwards ..."
He could see me through the window -- and didn't particularly like that.
This was after I shooed him away. You'll notice Blue has the situation completely under control ... she did a fair amount of barking, but I don't think she wanted to get too close to that bull either!
... And then I noticed that it was a party! Not one ... not two ...
... but three, four and five head of cattle paying us a visit in the yard!I called our neighbor, whose cattle they are, and he came over with the four-wheeler to try to round them up. Those cows were clever, though -- they took off into the trees, where they knew he couldn't chase them! I finally did get out the door and down the road, though, so I'm not sure exactly how this turned out. Our neighbor was going to call in backup from his sons -- all bovines were gone by the time I got back, so something must have worked!
2 comments:
Did your uninvited bovine party guests at least leave "hostess gifts" for the compost pile?
Nicci says 'Oh boy, oh boy! Can we go? What a fun party! I haven't nipped a bull on the hocks in way too long! Hey Blue! Let's teach them about trying to hide in timber!'
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