Let's see, news reports today, "Florida the only state without snow on the ground", nice let's keep it that way! Got to say, it was cold enough to snow this morning! Thirty degrees at four thirty. I even thought about starting the car, letting it warm up....nah...that's just so northern! Talk about stubborn, I'd rather freeze my pa-tootie off than cave in. My little car warms up pretty fast, so "suck it up" and drive. I never have to worry about traffic, at that ungodly hour, most of the old poops still in their Jammie's! This morning as I headed down the drive to the main road, nary a soul in site, no feral cats, no wild pigs, just one big ass bull standing up near the front gate.....Guess he forget his clicker, can't get out. For a moment, I contemplated not opening the remote controlled gate....but what the hell, got to go to work. With a little bit of luck, my lights managed to spook him, so he headed back down the road about twenty feet. I am pretty sure he stayed within the community, I didn't see any swerving cars as I headed up the road. The big question????? Where the hell did he come from? No idea! Haven't seen any cattle at that end of the community, ever. If he came through the woods, how did he get through the fence??? I asked Mr. Bill if he had heard anything about a big-ass bull roaming around this morning...not really! I thought perhaps the bull was still holding true to his New Year resolution....walk to loose weight. I might add, that is better than most, with two weeks of the new year already gone bye bye, most resolutions have followed the same path..bye-bye!
Back in Baltic, it seemed Fred's News was always the first to know if something strange or out of the ordinary, was occurring. Yes, once in awhile Spielman Farms herd of dairy cows would break free from their massive fenced fields, head out in no particular direction, in search of the elusive, best tasting green grasses, the area produced. I used to laugh when people would say they'd seen cows heading down the road, depending on the time of day, they might make it quite a distance, undetected. Once out, not the easiest to round up. A bucket of grain soaked with molasses, always a good idea. First you've got to find the critters, if they took the "high-road", eating green grasses as they strolled along, just follow the poop trail. If they headed cross-lots, detection might take a tad bit longer, look for water, that's always a place to start. Remembering back, I think, the Spielman cows once headed in the opposite direction of Fred's News...to Norwich, via Plain Hill Road. Art, Justin and the rest of the crew having a difficult time rounding them up. Every time I see a billboard with the cows painting a sign "Eat Mor Chikin" I think of the Spielman cows, heading in the opposite direction of Fred's News........steak sandwiches and beef burgers.....OMG..."Eat Mor Chikin!"
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