These cows greeted me as I walked across a field in Kirklington. When I was safely over the stile and into the next field, I took a group portrait.
Better with …
… or without Bessie No-Mates?
How Now Brown – and Black – Cows?
34 thoughts on “How Now Brown – and Black – Cows?”
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From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Fooled me! I thought it was going to be a black and white for Jude, though my first thought was an early Sixer. 🙂 🙂
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Oooh, I should have kept it for then – I’ll be away on Posting Day. Or sent it to you. I was on a walk after all 😉 !
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Going to London, or somewhere nice…or both? 🙂 🙂
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Escaping our neighbour’s 21st party outside by treating ourselves to a weekend away – not travelling far as it’s Bank Holiday weekend.
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Good plan! Decent forecast? Just nice to get away… 🙂 🙂
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Mixed. This is England. But yes, we need a break.
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Enjoy! 🙂 🙂
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You were brave facing up to all those cows.
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I am very nervous of cattle in fields. Great photos!
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Me too. I was glad to leap over the stile out of their way.
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Lucky you can still leap! I’m more of a scrambler than a rambler 😂
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W…ell. I’m not sure I was leaping when I think about it. Just advancing purposefully, to be ahead of the cows.
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😂
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I agree, you were brave! Think I prefer just the group, sorry Bessie. Enjoy your weekend away!
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Thanks, I prefer the one without Bessie, partly because that’s one cow fewer to contend with 😉
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Hahaha!
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I prefer the group minus, Bessie, but that said the group plus Bessie begs a story…does she fart louder than the rest of them, or something?
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Almost certainly. Yup, the story awaits. When are you writing it 😉 ?
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Moi? No way, José
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Chicken.
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I can be….
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Well you certainly had their attention! I think I prefer the first one – makes one wonder why the group to the right is so bunched up and if Bessie is performing some kind of sentry duty …
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I haven’t a clue. I was looking to people like you to help out here.
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Oh I guess I’m in the minority on this one – definitely prefer the photo with Bessie. That is a little for the visual aesthetic, but mostly for the social inclusion. Do cows do social?
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Erm. Dunno. And I don’t know if she’s got no mates, or simply sees herself as Top Cow.
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At least, the cows don’t seem to be racists. — on the “how now brown cow”: my voice teacher (way back in drama school) tortured me with this line. I couldn’t hear a difference between my “o”s and her “o”s. *sigh*
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I wonder if I’d have been able to!
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Probably yes. I was fresh from Germany then. 😀
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I prefer the one underneath because you can see their expressions better.
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The benefits of a zoom lens. I don’t get close and personal with cows.
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Love it when they stand to attention in a row.. 😉
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Standing to attention is over-stating it I think. They were a bit slouchy.
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What a fun picture (and post title)!
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Thank you!
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