COWS ARE COOL: LOVE ‘EM!
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Bulls - An Observation
By Trudy Frisk
It was a sight to make a cowherd boy rejoice. Two fearsome bulls faced each other. Dust swirled in clouds as they pawed the ground. Menacing bellows resounded throughout the valley. A circle of admiring cows watched in eager anticipation. Nature at work on the farm.
Hah! After half an hour of snorting and stamping the ‘rival’ bulls buddied up and, shoulder to shoulder, strolled down to the water-hole for a drink leaving the chagrined and disappointed cows glaring after them.
During my twelve year’s close observation of bulls on the farm such sad scenes have been commonplace. Often cows are batting their eyelashes, asking the bull’s astrological sign to get his attention. The result? Indifference. And, it’s taking a toll on the cows.
Remember the stern, dedicated bulls of bygone days? Bulls with a good work ethic and strong sense of duty. Given a chore to perform they promptly and skillfully did it. They roamed the range, guarding the herd from coyotes, bears or opportunist poachers. May be neglect, and commercialization of farms is responsible for laziness of the bulls!
(Trudy Frisk is a freelance writer living in Kamloops, B.C., Canada)
Bulls - An Observation
By Trudy Frisk
It was a sight to make a cowherd boy rejoice. Two fearsome bulls faced each other. Dust swirled in clouds as they pawed the ground. Menacing bellows resounded throughout the valley. A circle of admiring cows watched in eager anticipation. Nature at work on the farm.
Hah! After half an hour of snorting and stamping the ‘rival’ bulls buddied up and, shoulder to shoulder, strolled down to the water-hole for a drink leaving the chagrined and disappointed cows glaring after them.
During my twelve year’s close observation of bulls on the farm such sad scenes have been commonplace. Often cows are batting their eyelashes, asking the bull’s astrological sign to get his attention. The result? Indifference. And, it’s taking a toll on the cows.
Remember the stern, dedicated bulls of bygone days? Bulls with a good work ethic and strong sense of duty. Given a chore to perform they promptly and skillfully did it. They roamed the range, guarding the herd from coyotes, bears or opportunist poachers. May be neglect, and commercialization of farms is responsible for laziness of the bulls!
(Trudy Frisk is a freelance writer living in Kamloops, B.C., Canada)
