Both Blue and Remy are eating grass in the south field with their Red Poll cow friends. Their buddy, Teddy the rented bull, has gone on to a new herd:
Remy, with Gracie in the background:
Blue, showing the diffuse white patch on his hip that I once thought was paint:
They are quick to run over to the neighbor who brings the grass clippings once a week:
They have to eat as much as possible before the cows take over. In this case, the pile of grass clippings was smaller than usual, so they kept gulping them down as Violet moved in on the feast. They had to give it up, though, when the other cows arrived:
And oh, how they love to run and play. I was out in the field one day when they began chasing one another:
It got pretty rowdy for awhile, with Remy chasing Blue and then Blue chasing Remy:
Remy had so much excess energy that he circled around in a big loop before resuming the chase:
Then they took off in the other direction, passing in front of the barn:
And then trotted along the old fence in the field:
Then Blue chased Remy. Part of the game is that whoever is being chased kicks up his heels at the the one doing the chasing. No one gets hurt, it's all part of the game - and it is a joy to watch them:
They look like they're having so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I like to think they live an idyllic life.
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