rachels.haven's Journal

[Bruce]

he doesn't like going grocery shopping when there are directional arrows suspended from the ceiling at random places and people ready to harass you for violations).

I wouldn't care much for suspended arrows either. The stores here have them on the floor ... not that everyone follows them. But I am usually at the store late morning, not busy then so no big deal.

I just wish I/they could stop the vision loss or reverse it.

That would sure be nice. Good for both of you doing all you can.

 

[rachels.haven]

Personally I like the floor arrows better too. You always know where they will be.
Dh can't see the floor any better than he can see above him, but I don't make a fuss about it. Somehow that doesn't stop him from being the best walk and driveway weeder I've ever met, but when things drop, they are dead to him and for tiny things me or the kids need to come help.

I found it! THIS is the breed of cattle Danger Dan, my cow loving five year old wants, I'm fairly sure. Good luck to him finding it.

Fjäll - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Bruce]

And just how does Danger Dan know about a Swedish cattle breed?
And wouldn't he maybe like a half size Dexter instead?

 

[rachels.haven]

He watches dangerous educational documentaries with us and he saw smalish cows in white with lots of dots. It was on the women who herded in Sweden and all he got out of it was the cattle. I don't think there are any of those here, so we're probably pretty safe. At this point I think if someone walked up and handed him the rope on any heifer or cow he'd be thrilled. But spots and dots! Because five. And fives get stuffed and plastic toy cattle (he has a tiny one stall milking parlor that he loves from clearanced Christmas at TSC, but that's as far as we go). The worst a toy cow can do to you is fly through the air and hit you in the head.

(And the poor kid still thinks we can stuff a cow in the minivan when in reality we'd need a truck, trailer, and a different property in a different state, fencing, barn, and all. Maybe when he's a teen depending on where we're at.)

 

[rachels.haven]

...I guess I'd worry if he watched the documentary and was watching the women. Never mind, no complaining here He can watch all the cattle he wants.

 

[farmerjan]

Longhorns are colorful but not all are speckled. There are speckled park that have lots of black speckles and splotches.... many shorthorns that are "roans" have some spots..... If you feel the need I am sure I can find some nice speckled cattle for your son.....

 

[Baymule]

I found it! THIS is the breed of cattle Danger Dan, my cow loving five year old wants, I'm fairly sure. Good luck to him finding it.

Fjäll - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

He likes spotty cattle? Get him some of these!

Normande - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

North American Normande Association Information

Staff information for North American Normande Association located in Rewey,WI.

www.normandeassociation.com

 

[Baymule]

@Baymule were you one of the people who were suspicious they'd already had covid? If you were (and if getting it gives you immunity) you could be really helpful to them if they do get sick. Best wishes either way.

I'm super excited for goat burgers.

Actually, DD and the two youngest granddaughters were very sick in January/February. We babysat the kids, Husband got sick, I didn't. The kids got over it pretty fast, DD and my husband were sick for weeks, couple trips to the doctor and even the doctor was sick. It took several months for husband to really get over it. Yes, we think it was Covid, all the symptoms matched up.

 

[rachels.haven]

I hope you're all done with covid then! Stupid out of control cold.

Oh dear, I haven't shown my son longhorns. He wants dairy animals, but longhorns are pretty. I've been around them in person. very majestic critters. They don't come across as super small either.
Someday that kid may get his cow(s? herd animal?). Right now he just lines up his little plastic cows in their coral panel shoot and puts them in the headgate thing (I'm a goat person, remember?) then puts the tiny inflations on their teats, and disconnects them and then works down the line for all four or five of his girls.

Normande cattle would probably make him happy too, but the Fjall are smaller...and in sweden. Heck, any nice cow or even female bottle calf would make him happy, but Dan is hardly heavier than a bag of feed at this point. I feel like he should hold his horses until he's a little bigger and maybe a lot bigger.

The kid asked the classic "why are cowboys called cowboys if they ride horses" question the other day. It was funny, but very serious. I'm pretty sure he wants them to be riding cattle (I think they may ride ATV's or trucks more than horses in the current day).
Life is good.

 

[Baymule]

The guy we get hay from, Russell, has a boy, now 12, that is a bull rider. Steer actually, but that kid has grit. He has gone to the hay field with his Daddy since he was a tiny tot. Russell's wife worked nights at the hospital, so he just took the boy with him. He'd take a dog, toys, blanket and kid in the cab tractor. When the boy got tired, he cuddled with the dog and both went to sleep. The boy has raised several bottle calves. He is well on his way to being a cowboy!