good moooorning by jantan

good moooorning

(Sam's title - I am out of ideas)

I took my car for an MOT and service this morning at the garage about a mile outside the village. They usually run me home after I have dropped the car off but it was such a lovely morning that I decided to walk home through the fields.

The local dairy farmer is currently grazing a lot of young cattle at the bottom of the valley and I took my time to walk slowly through them. So much easier without the dog.

When I got home I went via the donkeys' field where I found myself installing a new battery on the quad bike. A fiddly, greasy job that I really didn't fancy doing. I must admit I did spend a while mid-installation thinking that I wish I was one of those women who spend time time fretting about how I am going to get through the next two weeks while the person does my pedicure is away, rather than how we are going to get the straw into the hay store if the quad doesn't start when I have put the new battery in.

The quad started. The straw is in.

Still haven't managed to paint my toenails all summer tho'
awww.. what a pretty cow!!! Lovely DOF
September 3rd, 2013  
Awwww! I have always thought cows expressions were so sweet... FAV
September 3rd, 2013  
Pretty moo!
September 3rd, 2013  
Great shot an I am sure you could chip a nail on the camera!!!
September 3rd, 2013  
This is just so gorgeous, lovely soft expression. Fav
September 3rd, 2013  
Ahh, what a sweet shot. Cows have such beautiful eyes.
September 3rd, 2013  
Jan, a lovely shot - fav!
September 3rd, 2013  
Pretty cow portrait!
September 3rd, 2013  
Well done for the farmer's wife's work! Nice shot of this particular cow!
September 3rd, 2013  
such a cute cow. fav
September 3rd, 2013  
I love this! fav!
September 3rd, 2013  
This is a wonderful composition Jan and I'm glad you don't spend time on your pedicures -I don't either and if we did we wouldn't have such wonderful photos to look at on 365. This is much more interesting and I love the way you have captured the look on this cow's face - Fav
September 3rd, 2013  
wonderful capture
September 3rd, 2013  
Lovely shot, great colour tones.
September 3rd, 2013  
Lovely color and detail, a fav for me. That cow has an unusually intelligent expression in her eyes.
September 3rd, 2013  
Lovely!
September 3rd, 2013  
Lee
Lovely shot Jan.
September 3rd, 2013  
So nice, Jan.
September 3rd, 2013  
Beautiful. Fav xx
September 3rd, 2013  
Hello, cow.. Great capture!
September 4th, 2013  
Very pretty shot!
September 4th, 2013  
Ahhh, soooo sweet!
September 4th, 2013  
Such a gorgeous expression. Lvoe the shot.
September 4th, 2013  
Your recent animal shots have been spot on, i'd say you have had a moooooooooooooooooooving experience with them!!!! LOL
Congrats on the PP with this one too. FAV
September 4th, 2013  
wonderful shot
September 4th, 2013  
Beautiful Jersey eyes...ours used to look just like this!
September 4th, 2013  
Fantastic processing and composition of this image Jan!
September 4th, 2013  
Aww lovely.
September 4th, 2013  
Big, soft, soulful eyes! She is such a pretty girl.
FAV
September 5th, 2013  
Sweet, sweet face, Jan. Wonderful shot!
September 5th, 2013  
Oh but they don't have sunshine and lovely calves in pedicure places and nails done basically make you incapable (I suspect that's the idea). Having said that I painted mine quite effectively with 'Gentle Sky' emulsion yesterday. Can't tempt you with the September London meet??
September 5th, 2013  
@happypat they are very beautiful aren't they Pat. These were very friendly too. I kept turning round to find them licking my back or arm. Some of them had rings through their noses, I was going to ask you if you know why they do that just to some of them.
September 5th, 2013  
@jantan They put rings in their noses if they have a bad habit of sucking the udders of their group. just like babies they have the sucking habit but can do a lot of damage to a young cows 'bag' as we used to call their udders ...pulling it out of shape, making one teat bigger than the others & sometimes even making milk come. A newly springing for calving heifer with an uneven udder is not what you want! Sometimes they have a device that goes into the nostrils, shaped flat but with sort of prongs on...no heifer will stand still & let a calf suck with that in their nose!!!
September 5th, 2013  
@jantan Do come to the London meet if you can Jan!
September 5th, 2013  
@happypat @judithg thanks Pat. That's really interesting. I had wondered if it was something to do with them being picked out for the show ring, but was way off!

I had thought about the London meet up, but am sure that I have got something on on that day, but can't for the life of me think what it is! Will have to see.
September 5th, 2013  
Jo
Great shot. Wish you could come to the London meet up, I have so many questions to ask you about the 7D, and I'd love to see you again of course.
September 7th, 2013  
Mooo-na Lisa, Mooo-na Lisa men have named you....

I have a friend who always calls any cow he sees, Mooo-na Lisa, which always makes me think of the Nat King Cole song.

You got a VERY lovely shot of this pretty cow. Fav
September 28th, 2013  
@pasadenarose haha, now I am going to have that song stuck in my head all day, and never see another cow without thinking about it - thanks for that!
September 28th, 2013  
Happy to be of service! ;-) LOL
September 28th, 2013  
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