This weekend we welcomed a lovely little cow into our lives. She's staying in our pasture through the summer while her own fencing gets built. She's half Jersey and half Holstein, expecting a calf in August, and completely freaked out by human contact.
She's in our fenced-in pasture with five little goats (they ignore each other), and my goal for the week is to get her to come when she hears the bucket of treats a-rattling.
She is absolutely adorable, a Disney cartoon of a cow. Hoping for close-ups within a few days. And oh yes, her name is Mabel.
A she-cow with horns? Good luck!
ReplyDeleteLisateresa.
How lovely! Goats and a cow would be my dream! :-)
ReplyDeleteI adore Jerseys! She looks more Jersey than Holstein!
ReplyDeleteShe looks so sweet, and such a lovely name too. Hope she gets a bit more friendly with you!
ReplyDeleteI confidently expect that Daisy will not only write a charming illustrated story about Mabel, she'll ensure that Mabel becomes quite attached to humans.
ReplyDeleteWe had a cow that got so lonely for other cows (they're herd animals after all) that it jumped the fence during the middle of the night and ran away to find some friends. We ended up boarding it at a neighbor's pasture where it was happier with other cows to keep it company. Hopefully your goats will suffice as friends for your cow.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! We have fields of Angus, but they are not so charming-looking as Mabel. (Except the ones with white faces, they are darling.) She is lovely.
ReplyDeleteA cow from central casting!
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet face. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm green with envy!! If anyone can humanize Miss Mabel, it's Daisy.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I have Mabel's intro aria as an amusing ear worm. haha! :-)
ReplyDeleteP.S. Wishing you success in gaining entrance to Mabel's bovine heart!
I had a much loved dog named Mabel. It means, "lovable."
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how happy that Gilbert and Sullivan reference made me ;-) And Mabel is so beautiful!
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