RE: [Homesteadingfamily] One of My Farming Stories

luckily...its a dead end road that we live on so no fear of other traffic, thank goodness lol Wendy aka Farmerswife

Often when we lose hope and think
this is it, GOD smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a
bend, not the end!

> To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> From: sarah_johnson@juno.com
> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:55:18 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Homesteadingfamily] One of My Farming Stories
>
> Thanks for sharing this. I have a wild imagination and the thought of this mad thing, flapping up and down in front of headlight with a herd of cows charging down on it, just made me laugh until I wanted to pee. Thank for a wonderful morning. May you not experience this adventure again, but keep the story alive for generations to come.
>
> -Sarah
>
> PS so what would have happened if some car had driven down the road at that moment catching you in all your drenched glory?
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "Farmerswife" <wgncrkfarm@msn.com>
> To: Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Homesteadingfamily] One of My Farming Stories
> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:05:25 -0000
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> MY FIRST FARMING STORY
> by Farmerswife <http://www.blog.co.uk/user/farmerswife></http:> @ 2009-05-13 -
> 20:39:45
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> The wind was howling and the rain was pouring and we could hear the
> bulls fighting off in the dark. I don't know if it was just a
> premonition or what exactly but I told my oldest son, my farming
> partner, that we should check on the cows on the north pasture. I like
> to go with my instincts.
>
> Okay now being that we are the only ones on this road and its a half
> mile dead end, the need to change from my nightgown wasn't there...I
> simply donned my rubber boots (wellies) and hopped into my truck...while
> hubby and son took off afoot.
>
> Sure as God made little green apples...the bulls had broken through the
> fence running along the road and were still head to head in and out of
> the ditch...with the odd wandering cow, not realizing their freedom but
> thinking...hey...when in Rome.
>
> The guys instructed me to drive through the fast emerging herd and get
> past them so I could turn around and scare/chase them back. lol well
> they were fast following in my direction, and that was opposite of where
> we wanted them to go..the idea was to get them going back towards home
> and the guys would open the gate and shoooo them back into the pasture.
> Well I thought..this is no good cause they aren't afraid of the truck so
> I jumped out of the truck, lights still ablazing and stood onfront
> flapping my arms and nightgown in the pelting rain and truck lights.
>
> If I never live another day, I'll never forget the look on one cow's
> face. Miss Grouch and leader at the time, had the look as if she had
> seen the ghost from hell and it was gonna get her lol. She swivelled and
> turned on a dime and led the charge back in the opposite direction with
> the other cows looking in bewilderment but hey...follow the leader. All
> the while the guys are hollering, slow them down we're not yet ready
> lol...with me hollering back...get ready cause they are coming at a good
> clip.
>
> I was laughing so hard as the bulls...still head to head went back
> through the open gate followed by the cows, and I thought, my goodness,
> if someone kidnapped me they would sure return me once under the first
> street lamp lol.
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