"What kind of beast is that?" I asked.
"'Beast' is a good word for it," he answered.
"I think it's an ox," I said.
As we got closer we saw gnats buzzed all around him (or is it her?) and near its big, heaving belly.
After a cold winter, 65 degrees felt warm to us humans.
I can't imagine what this animal in its warm winter coat was feeling.
There were actually two of them. One was hiding in the shade of hay.
There were actually two of them. One was hiding in the shade of hay.
Ha ha. Turns out I was wrong. I found out on their Facebook page the farm now has "Scottish Highland Cattle"-- two mommies and their calves. So these are ladies.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't see the calves. So maybe these are pregnant? That would explain the big bellies. Or maybe we just didn't see the calves.
ReplyDeleteWe saw them in scotland.
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