Another Sign of Spring

This afternoon my ears detected excited hooting and bellowing- yes - the cows are out of their winter indoor quarters and excitedly prancing around the distant fields hardly stopping for a snatch of the delicious new grass. We love to see the cows outside our windows - they have a sophorific effect with their swinging, flicking tails and steady munch munching.

Guard Dog?

For last few days, since the cows ate our apple tree and half the compost , we have suggested to Rescue Dog that he takes up position near the remaining apple tree and pretend to be a big fierce guard dog. Now that the strawberries have finished, he having eaten half of them, there is nothing for him to do! His big ears flapped up into the 'radar position' - just as he was thinking he could perhaps look a teensy weensy bit fierce - the cows were taken away into the next field! Whew what a relief for Rescue Dog.

Cows gallop into view

Yesterday morning woke up to bellows of delight as the cows were let into the field behind our garden - good - they will munch and tread down the long grass that has been blocking our view from the sitting room.

Rescue Dog, being a wet blanket kind of dog, sat on my lap last night emitting soft growls as he watched the shadows looming up in the darkness as the cows meandered by every now and then. Rescue Dog usually sits down and waits to let cats run through our garden - he even backed off a spider on the carpet the other day.