Saturday, we weaned 2 cows and brought them from the Wartburg farm to our farm so they can rejoin the main herd. This sets the scene...
About 5 p.m. yesterday, I go out to work the cows. I notice that the 2 mommas aren't around. I think to myself "I need to go look for the girls & make sure they are good." Them not being around the herd isn't unusual since they aren't very social. Bryan arrives & we finish up the cattle that I have penned. We go back inside & I am putting dinner in the oven.
Me: "Honey, I never saw the girls & I think I'll go look for them. "
Bryan: No, finish supper, I'll go look. They are [probably hiding in the trees in the far corner.
Me: I'll be out in a minute to help you look. They could be anywhere.
Never was a truer statement uttered!
So, we search for about 30 minutes & realize that the ladies have vamoosed to parts unknown. So we head back to the house to change clothes & call in reinforcments, Michael & Company.
While the rest of the family is driving over, Bryan hops in the truck & heads to Hwy 70 where we think the may have gone. I crawled under a section of fence & began looking for a track to tell me where they have gone.
I drop down a steep hill, over a wet weather creek, down the steep hill some more, back over the creek, etc for about half a mile. (By the way, It's really pretty down there!) I went all the way to Hwy 70 and never saw a cow track, manure or any other indication they went that way. So.... Back up the hill I climbed!
I reached a border fence line that has a pretty green field in it (not our field BTW). So I trespassed for another quarter mile before I climbed over the fence line again onto a private road, all the while praying that no dogs decide to eat me. Still, no cows.
SO I walked down the private road to the main road and headed home. As I neared my driveway, my family pulled up in the truck & reported that they had no luck finding them while driving the roads.
The girls are Houdini's I tell ya!
The family continued up the driveway to go help Bryan with a different section of field & I decided to canvas neighbors. I also corralled a neighbor into helping me.
As I stood in the middle of the road deciding what to do, I prayed that I would find success and find my girls alive & healthy and that whomever had them would admit to it and give them back.
God was watching over me as the first driveway I decided to take was the man who had them!!!!!!!!
He was so nice about the situation and was gracious enough to offer "boarding" for the girls until we can come & pick them up. I couldn't have written a better ending to this story but when you finally place your troubles in Gods hands, he WILL provide.
Until later,
Me: "Honey, I never saw the girls & I think I'll go look for them. "
Bryan: No, finish supper, I'll go look. They are [probably hiding in the trees in the far corner.
Me: I'll be out in a minute to help you look. They could be anywhere.
Never was a truer statement uttered!
So, we search for about 30 minutes & realize that the ladies have vamoosed to parts unknown. So we head back to the house to change clothes & call in reinforcments, Michael & Company.
While the rest of the family is driving over, Bryan hops in the truck & heads to Hwy 70 where we think the may have gone. I crawled under a section of fence & began looking for a track to tell me where they have gone.
I drop down a steep hill, over a wet weather creek, down the steep hill some more, back over the creek, etc for about half a mile. (By the way, It's really pretty down there!) I went all the way to Hwy 70 and never saw a cow track, manure or any other indication they went that way. So.... Back up the hill I climbed!
I reached a border fence line that has a pretty green field in it (not our field BTW). So I trespassed for another quarter mile before I climbed over the fence line again onto a private road, all the while praying that no dogs decide to eat me. Still, no cows.
SO I walked down the private road to the main road and headed home. As I neared my driveway, my family pulled up in the truck & reported that they had no luck finding them while driving the roads.
The girls are Houdini's I tell ya!
The family continued up the driveway to go help Bryan with a different section of field & I decided to canvas neighbors. I also corralled a neighbor into helping me.
As I stood in the middle of the road deciding what to do, I prayed that I would find success and find my girls alive & healthy and that whomever had them would admit to it and give them back.
God was watching over me as the first driveway I decided to take was the man who had them!!!!!!!!
He was so nice about the situation and was gracious enough to offer "boarding" for the girls until we can come & pick them up. I couldn't have written a better ending to this story but when you finally place your troubles in Gods hands, he WILL provide.
Until later,
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