All things bright and beautiful

22 Comments on “All things bright and beautiful”

1. #1 Rattling the Kettle
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 5:56 am

   Just don’t tell her what happens to the cows when they go into *that* building.

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2. #2 Whit
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 8:17 am

   Cows lick themselves clean, like big multi-stomached cats.

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3. #3 Arjan
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am

   @ Whit..do they lick eachother clean too..because I can’t imagine a cow sitting down like a dog to lick say their hind legs or something..

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4. #4 Sam
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 9:54 am

   Cow have always been my favourite over horses. Generally less scary.

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5. #5 Xbox4NappyRash
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 1:05 pm

   Ducks, frogs, and cows. In that order.

   You are going to have a veritable blog fountain with that wee one I reckon.

   (I caught up late on the whole hospital adventure, I take it everyone is home and well and cow gazing?)

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6. #6 Dan
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

   Rattling the Kettle – What do you mean? My mum always told me they went for some ice cream when they go into that building. all the rd stuff leaking out is just the raspberry sauce isn’t it?

   Whit – Just as long as they don’t lick me.

   Arjan – reminds me of the old joke:
   Person A – Look at that dog licking it’s balls
   Person B – I wish I could do that
   Person A – Well you could try, but he might bite you

   Sam – And their milk tastes nicer too.

   Xbox – I think I’d rate cows over frogs. Things are fine now, thanks for asking. I’ve even been able to shoo them both off to nursery today and so get a bit of time to myself.

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7. #7 Jo Beaufoix
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

   Heh heh, so they have very clean cows in your part of the country Dan. I love the stuff kids say.

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8. #8 Joe
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

   Just cute. Kids rule.

9. #9 Dan
   on Jun 5th, 2008 at 4:12 pm

   Jo – Yorkshire has the cleanest cows in the whole world. It’s all that healthy pennine air.

   Joe – They certainly do in our house anyway, with an iron fist too.

10. #10 jason
    on Jun 5th, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Did she happen to catch a whiff of the cow poop odor? It may change her mind about the cleanliness of the cows.

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11. #11 Gary
    on Jun 5th, 2008 at 5:58 pm

    Thats just silly, everyone knows that cows wear pyjamas at night to keep themselves clean – they mostly wear cow print ones apart from a few adventurous types who go for zebra print.

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12. #12 Jeff
    on Jun 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pm

    I don’t normally get dirty when I sleep either. At least not as often as I’d like.

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13. #13 SingleParentDad
    on Jun 5th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    As a town boy, I love being in the sticks. I love the whole tree gazing thing. But this has always bothered me;

    When we eat cows it’s beef, when we eat pigs it’s pork, when we eat lambs it’s lamb and when we eat chicken it’s chicken.

    To save confusion I simply refer to all meat as the animal it is. It’s easier for a toddler to understand.

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14. #14 Arjan
    on Jun 5th, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    hmm I think the cows in England are as clean as they are because it just rains a lot.

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15. #15 Dan
    on Jun 6th, 2008 at 10:59 am

    Jason – Trust me, she regularly has to contend with the stench of Evan’s nappies. No cow poo could compete.

    Gary – What, no dressing gowns?

    Jeff – I really didn’t wish to know that

    Singleparentdad – Don’t eat baby goat then, if you told max you were eating kid he might get a little worried.

    Arjan – Cow’s prefer baths to showers actually, unfortunately they have a tendency to use all the hot water.

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16. #16 Organic Mama
    on Jun 6th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Oh yeah, it all comes down to perspective! I can remember when I was a city little girl, when cows were exotic creatures we read about it picture boos. Now I live in a rural area of NH, and we have horses, elk and many different varieties of cows all over the place. MY kids, however, have to be pried out of their books or Mp3 players to look up, say, “Huh?” and then agree that yes, it is beautiful/interesting/cool.

    I’m glad you’re writing this stuff down!

17. #17 Kerry
    on Jun 6th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Funnily enough, I had the same thought this evening on my way home from the train station. I even twittered about it. I think we are lucky to live in such a lovely place.

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18. #18 Ed (zoesdad)
    on Jun 7th, 2008 at 5:01 am

    She hasn’t seen the cows around here. Those things are like pigs. Wait…..sorry, those are pigs.

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19. #19 Dan
    on Jun 7th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Organic mama – Elk, that’s pretty cool

    Kerry – we certainly are

    Ed – Wait… sorry those are the women (sorry, couldn’t resist)

20. #20 Gail
    on Jun 8th, 2008 at 7:57 am

    I love cows,esecially Fresians as I practically lived on my friends farm as a kid. They have such pretty faces. They are quite clean aren’t they, apart from their back ends sometimes.

    A few years back during the Foot & Mouth outbreak, I was heartbroken thinking about all the beautiful cows that had to be destroyed. The countryside was silent and bare. It was awful.

    Nice photo though Dan!

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21. #21 Dan
    on Jun 8th, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    I remember driving to scotland during the foot and mouth epidemic and the air smelt like bbq beef. horrible.

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22. #22 James
    on Jun 10th, 2008 at 12:27 am

    You get up close and cows are not that clean. Believe me, I know. But don’t let that apoil the illusion.

    Nice Post.

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