Posted on 03/18/2013 7:02:40 PM PDT by One Name
You’ve had a really crap day.
You’re in my prayers tonight.
Prayers for you and your family :)
I think your reverie was beautiful.
God bless.
When the first nuke was set off in NM, a herd of Herford cattle was accidentally exposed to the radiation.
Over the next 20 years the cows were watched and notes taken. One old cow, OLD GRANNY, who had several radiation burns, dropped I believe it was 19 perfectly normal calves. Only one calf died.
This was from an article in PROGRESSIVE FARMER back in the early 1960s.
***They do a low, gutteral bellering, hold their heads low and make strange noises,***
A friend of mine killed a cow for beef. He shot her, cut her throat and butchered her in the pasture.
Four months later he released new cows into that pasture. When the cows passed the spot where he had butchered the cow they immediately went into this panic mode with low bellering and pawing the ground where the cow had been bled out.
I went to a co-worker’s funeral a few days ago. I was shocked when I saw him in the coffin as he was younger than me. Many of us there miss him.
I also miss another dear co-worker who also was younger than me, and died of cancer. he had his whole life ahead of him but died so young.
i understand completely about the whole thing, believe me. This was beautiful.
(P.S. admirable breeding program)
(P.P.S.: I’m sorry about your brother. We don’t need to lose any more like that.)
Thanks, Friend!
Ya he was my dad’s middle brother, my uncle. Never got to spend enough time with him as we moved around be he was always composed and cool.
Prayers going up and hugs going out.
Yes, there is a spiritual awareness animals have that we humans have been programmed to no longer receive, IMHO.
Thank you! May Our Lord Bless you as well. The older I get, the more barges in tow, the more I realize what is really important.
I think you’ve had MORE than just a crappy day. Prayers up. Take care.
Thanks! Been on the phone and kind of jumping around. God Bless you!
Been on phone,etc. Thanks so much!
I’m so sorry for your loss.
The sun was out today- it could have been worse!
Thanks and God Bless you!
Ya it’s a weird deal...
They definitely have a sense that something transitional has occurred.
So sorry to hear about your very bad day. It hurts to lose a favorite old friend, human or animal, in the pasture or anywhere. We raise cattle and have a few longhorns and Watusi’s but have never witnessed the behavior you describe.
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