On my bike ride, this time for 20km, I passed a field of young steers. As I rode past they started to race me down the field. I stopped, they stopped, they stared, I stared back! Took their photo and hopped on my bike. Once again they started to race me down the field! I like all the different colours!
Three good things;
1. When I turned into the strong headwind, I just used my throttle and cruised ahead without peddling and effort!
2. Important people coming to lunch tomorrow.
3. A good film on TV about NZ's very funny comedian, Billy T James, a Maori who died some years ago. Facts we never knew.
I would just love a picture of you on Ruby riding along with the wind in your hair.....must be a wonderful sight!
Loving your cattle shot....works so well in HDR .....they are always nosy beggars!
Wow, how amazing to have them all looking at you like that. Was it scary to have them racing you down, or were you confident you could outrace them--and that the fence wold hold them back? I wonder if it had something to do with the color red? You know, like the red cape the matador uses in the ring?
@skstein Not scary, Sandy - cattle are very curious beasts and being totally bored with mooching around in an uninteresting field, are perked up by a stray cyclist peddling down the road by them. They just love racing you and the sound of pounding hoofs is quite funny!
They are always so curious. I love their expressions it makes me wonder what they are thinking. Perhaps wishing they had wheels instead of legs!!
great capture and processing.
Neat shot and funny story! When I was a child my father would stand by the fence and moo at the cows and they would always come over to see him. The never chased him down the road though!
Love the curious look you're getting. My sister @kelly2 posted a picture on 12th Decemberto which you posed a question. She and I answered it, Oren's a fuller answer than mine!
This is an amazing shot, Maggiemae. I love all the detail you captured of all the cattle in this photo. It is fun when they race you. I had a donkey do that too. Love the animals and wonder what they are thinking. Maybe just curious. FAV
December 17th, 2014
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Loving your cattle shot....works so well in HDR .....they are always nosy beggars!
Lovely varierty of colors gives it a very interesting composition!
great capture and processing.