“They’re there again,” said Bunty, glancing uncomfortably through the window. “Looking at me with their eyes.”
The Aberdeen Anguses were put into the sheep field behind our cottage at the beginning of May, and since then they have all been cow-eyed over Bunty. Here they are just after they arrived.
The field is vast, stretching into the far distance, yet whenever Bunty steps outside the house, the cows are there to greet him. When he goes into the kitchen to make a cup of tea, they are gazing in through the window. When he sits in the garden, they hold a vigil. Just as cats are drawn to twine themselves round the throats of those who are allergic to them, these cows can’t stop staring at a man who feels weird about eye contact.
Even at night, they appear. Bunty’s brother came by, and it was dark by the time he left. The cows knew. They were waiting by the drive when Bunty went outside. As he said his goodbyes, they stood there and watched him. With their eyes.
Based in Scotland, my boyfriend Bunty and I open our door to unwanted pets and try to enrich their lives with freedom and wonder. The upshot is that we are greeted every morning by butts in our faces, ripped wallpaper, and an ear-splitting cacophony of demands for breakfast. That means they love us, right?
Spooky looking cows at night! Tell Bunty I’d rather they stared with their eyes than the other end.
Also, have you copped the abandoned baby long-toed sloth at Bristol Zoo? Looks like a weak, stretched brown bear! Poor little creature. Needs a dog to adopt it!
Aw! I missed that news. I really love sloths. Off to google now…
Thanks for the giggle this morning.
My pleasure. :)
Cows are naturally curious critters. The only reason they don’t make good watchdogs in the normal sense is that they don’t tend to take or give alarm. However, many a wildlife person has had their intended stealth observations of some other critter be ruined by all the cows clustering around them – trying to see what they are up to.
Haha, yes! They do do that.
I think I would rather cows staring at me than what happened to me one time… a brahman cow had just been weened from her calf and she charged after me through a tennis court fence.
I love the photo of the cow peeking over the fence, it is brilliant
Holy cow! That does sound scary.
They have such big eyes! Like dark pools one could almost fall into. No wonder he doesn’t like it. That shot at night is so funny because they’re shining! But what I really want to know is, what’s he reading? ” Website?”
He’s reading this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-White-Photoshop-Lightroom-monochromatic/dp/0240521595/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306931692&sr=1-1
Cow stalkers!
Let’s just be glad they don’t have internet access yet.
Really beautifully done pics! Someone is clearly having a good effect on your photography.
Thank you! (I think we both know who that Someone is.)
I love the storytelling, and the pictures are brilliant. Thanks for the post.
I love the photo of them peering over the wall trying to find Bunty. Any idea what their plans are when they do find him?
You know, I never thought to ask.
Oh, you really should ask them.
Hahaha! Loved it! Especially the picture with THEIR EYES glowing in the dark.
I’ve never laughed so much at a blog post before! :D
P.S. I love your blog, much! :)
I’m gonna stalk you everyday now! bwahahaha!
(the cows talked me into it)
Flattery will get you everywhere.
Hey, where did your blog go? :(
Great post and great blog and great life it sounds. I find cows look at me too and I love it, I think I probably was a cow in a previous life, I love looking at them. We keep goats and goats just go about their business, you will have all their attention when you come to them in case you have some good stuff to share and then they get back to the chore at hand and just let you exist near them, I find that lovely too. I feel the goats feel I am one of them and the cows are inviting me to join their team. A few weeks back I posted the picture of the cow that had been looking at me through the hedge while I was turning the hay, I had not felt her stare, but I was so glad she was checking up on me. Perhaps it’s the other way around, I’ll be a cow in a future life when I have mustered complete peace of mind.
I don’t know how I missed this lovely comment. Thanks for coming by my blog and posting!
Got sent this link today. You are not alone. https://plus.google.com/116833381306076146327/posts/VqCc8SQnais?cfem=1
Hahaha! Funnily enough, I found that picture by chance about a month after you posted this here. I’ve been away for my blog for a bloody long time…