© 2012 Michael Fiveson
When I first approached these two they were resting on the soft fluffy grass. As I moved a bit closer Moo Moo bolted upright and moved away while Freckles just stood still staring at me, ready to defend her (his?) turf. I have never seen a cow (bull?) quite as wild looking as freckles. I think they are really lovely and I love Freckle’s face, with the tan colored nose.
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Cool bovines. “Defending the turf”? or maybe they just wanted to “steer” you to the right area of the pasture. 🙂
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Both, I’m sure!
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You’re just lucky Moo Moo didn’t charge you for calling him that!
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I was going to get real close and do a gender check, just for the fun of it.
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Mike, if we ever meet face to face, please no gender checks. I’m a guy. You’re just going to have to believe me!
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I promise Paul and I won’t even have to work at it. No restraint required.
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I hope you had a fence between you and them. Those horns are threatening.
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Yes, I was walking along a fence that was between us. I may be crazy, but I am not suicidal.
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I like the names Mike. Mobius faith’s pun was probably on the money, I’m guessing these are steers, castrated bulls, who will inevitabley, one day, become hamburgers. I hope it’s not too soon. They’re obviously enjoying their pasture.
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I’ll make them a deal…..I won’t eat them if they don’t eat me. Thanks my brother Mr. Chillbrook.
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Wow Mike – they are gorgeous creatures! Love the markings on Freckles. Great photo!
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Freckles is astonishingly beautiful. If he lived with me I would kiss that face every morning, and try to throw carnival rings on those horns. Thanks Laurie.
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They are so cute…great pic. I always thought that only the bulls had horns, until I noticed that female Highland Cows have horns too 🙂
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They are cute! Cows, bulls, I’m so confused! Thank You for this comment.
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They look like they’re on guard. Glad you didn’t step into their territory
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Had he had the chance, Freckles was going to gore me to death.
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The curly “tale” of Moo Moo and Freckles.
😉
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Q: What kind of real man names a post Moo Moo and Freckles?
A: The kind that never grew up!
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And your clever comment is not lost on me, witty e.
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Ha, I knew you would understand, my kind friend!
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Lovely 😀
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Are those your motorcycles on your most recent post? (and thank you)
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The silver Honda is the one from my hubby, the other one from his best mate 🙂
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I thought perhaps you ride too. I guess I need to be able to read German 🙂
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Nah, I m a chicken & too scared of riding bikes 😉 Yesss, and that s way better than google translation,he he 😀
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They don’t look nicely to you dear Mike 🙂 Thanks and Love, nia
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They wanted to kill me Nia. 🙂
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Freckles is indeed awesome but Moo Moo appears to be just a little twisted, like me. 😀 Wonderful picture!
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I have been called twisted too. I rather like it!
Thanks Cat.
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It’s fun being twisted! Life is better that way.
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Yum…it’s what’s for dinner! (Only kidding….kinda, sorta, please don’t hate me.)
Great shot Mike, nicely composed, and with a very fantastic, and very ‘Mike’, barn in the background.
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I could never hate you. I eat meat, but less all the time. Perhaps they knew that about me, hence the death stare.
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I don’t eat a whole lot either Mike, but I think eating some is required for entry into Texas. And damn, I love the smell of BBQ!! 😉
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“Those two” go with the tall grass, that goes with the barn, that goes with the tree in the back. That’s what I call a perfect photo.
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What a nice thing to say. Thank You!
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Great photo. Em…just one comment…I don’t think cows have horns. I could be wrong; just sayin’
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I’ll always be a kid from New York. And they remain Moo Moo and freckles. I don’t know my bovines. Thanks for liking the photo, eh.
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Ok, I just did some research and there are breeds of cows that do have horns, although they are generally removed when they are small. I suspect these are males, but again, I am bovine challenged.
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Ha! Better you do the research than me 🙂 I’m just going by the cow population all around me here out in the sticks of NorCal.
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Love MooMoo’s kinky tail. I’m pretty sure that’s a cow with horns and udders way in back behind another fence… (yes, some breeds of bovines have horns on the female variety.)
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I just researched that and discovered that cows can have horns too. Thanks for the comment Gunta.
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I nominated you for a Very Inspiring Blog Award and it is at http://ivonprefontaine.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
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Thanks Ivon.
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Nice shot! They are Texas Longhorns. GO TEXAS! Hook em Horns! \m/ 🙂
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They must be up here to escape your summer.
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You got that right! It’s hotter than 10 yards of you-know-where down here.
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Here is the clean version……It’s hotter than a half fried fox in a forest fire.
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🙂
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I am really scared of cows! We live in the countryside, so it is not a good idea… Once I came cycling up a hill, there were a bunch of cows, not bulls, and one of them looked at me. She bent her head down and started kicking sand around with her front feet. I decided to act like a grown up, and tell her to stop it. Then another one started too… I can still feel the pain in my upper thigh muscles… and have never been back to that hill.
However, cows on photos are ok, as long as I am not the one taking them! 🙂
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Funny comment, good visual. Thank you.
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They are beautiful! 🙂
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Yes, they really are.
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What a motley crue these two are! I would love to have them roaming our place. I once had a friend who owned a longhorn named, Diablo. He was allowed to roam in the front yard and anywhere else he pleased. When company arrived he ALWAYS came running to the vehicle, seemingly stopping on a dime! People were afraid to get out of their cars. He always scared the hell out of me!
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It was days ago that I took that photo and I’m still scared. Freckles was going to kill me.
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Wow, Mike, looks like they meant business. Beautiful color and composition! By the way, who did finally win the stare down?
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Freckles won it and in quick fashion. I would have liked to have moved closer but I had a vision of him coming after me and ripping through the fence and into my beautiful body. Thank you Sheila 🙂
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They are longhorn bulls. OR steers. They are young too. They really aren’t old enough to be mean. Wanna’ test that out? 🙂 They’re just curious. If Freckles had been serious, he’d have been pawing the ground and acting the fool. We have them at our business property. Freckles is pretty.
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Freckles is a beauty. So is Moo Moo. Freckles deferred so I could act the fool. Funny, I was just looking at that picture. It is one of my all time favorites and looks almost 3-D.
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You’re right; it does look 3D. I like the picture too. But then I love longhorns. These guys are very well fed! You know they’re good for absolutely nothing. They’re feed burners. But they are pretty.
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Yeah I was wondering what they would be good for if they don’t have their goods. It was real nice property and I guess they are just big sweet pets. I want to kiss Freckles.
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Yeah, they are a luxury pet. That’s all. Have at the kissing Freckles … if you can catch him. 🙂
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Wild-looking, indeed. I think Freckles is high. Did you check the barn for a bong?
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I think you are high and you got high without me 😦
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You’re always invited, Mike! 😛
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Do you think it would be fun to put a buzz on with the old guy?
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“Fun” doesn’t even begin to describe it! 😛
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it would be a real kick in the ass for me.
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Thanks for liking my flower photos. I’m always amazed when people find my blog. Love your cows [?] – maybe they’re steers and bulls. Anyway, they are good posers.
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🙂
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Thanks for visiting and liking my post Gathering.
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Sure.
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Thanks again for s.opping by and liking “Three’s Company”,
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Roger that.I like what I like.
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