off on a wild cow chase...

It's kind of ironic how timing works.

I promised a return to the classic material this week,

and without fail - the cows delivered.

Huck (the dog) was going off like an alarm clock

first thing this morning;

but it was Mom's exclamatory remarks after seeing

this out the front window -

that finally roused me.

Two cows. Loose. Across the Street. Munching on Corn.

And they're our cows.

Mom went for some hay to bargain with,

(the equivalent of graham crackers to these cows)

meanwhile searching for missing cow #3.

(Despite the excellent name suggestions -

[thanks Breezy:)] we can't seem to make anything

stick... At the moment they seem to be

Maisy, Mosey, and "the Big One"...)

Here we spotted Maisy (#3) making her way through

the orchard...

Take my advice.

If you have a cow;

tame your cow...

This advice we did not heed.

I guess we thought we were too seasoned

for cow taming this time around.

But if you and the cow have an understanding;

chances of catching said cow -

go up exponentially.

I managed to lure Maisy back in her confines

with the assistance of a little hay;

but I made a few laps around a rather large pasture

in pursuit of the boys...

(No, I didn't take pictures of that,

but I'm sure you would have enjoyed it.)

We will have to do some explaining to the neighbors

about the hoof shaped divots in their yard.

(They also tasted the lilies, and

missed trampling their garden by inches...)

Mom tried heading them off with some hay,

but that just wasn't working with these two.

Meanwhile, Maisy managed to re-escape;

(which I decided to be grateful for -

she very unwittingly gave their method away.)

So, Mom broke out the big guns.

Powdered Cow Minerals.

(Gummy bear vitamins to a cow's mind.)

That did the trick.

A cow can only take so much frolicking through the

neighbor's flower beds for one day.

And who can say no to gummy bear vitamins?

(or at least the equivalent thereof.)

Stay tuned - when it rains it pours, and as of this afternoon we have a very unexpected little

visitor... She will be making her blog debut in the next few days.