Branding Lesson, Straight from the Cow’s mouth
I was going to go into the whys and wherefores and details and explanations about the “mothering up” part of the branding process. For any city types wanting some bush-type instruction.
“Mothering” is that vital part of the process where the loudly outraged calves bolt through a gate to their chorusing, outraged mothers… and they try and find each other in the loud, chorusing outraged crowd.
And the silly humans sneak around trying to work out who belongs to whom. They seem to think they are necessary in the whole process! Silly blinkin’ homosapiens…
So I’ll let the bovines do the talking:
“Maaaaaammmmmmm!!!”
“Myyyyyy Baaaaabyyyyyy!!!! Where aaaaareeee yooooooooooooo?”
“Maaaaaammmmmmmmmmm!”
“For gaawwwd’s saaaaaake, wheeeeeeeeeeeere aaaaaaaaaaare yooooooooooooou?”
(More of the same for about 20 minutes, then low rumble of furious suckling and occasionally nuzzling).
Couldn’t have said it better myself!
3 Comments
debby
Reminds me of shopping. You hear one child bellow “MOooooooom” and countless heads whip in the direction of the child’s voice.
I still do it. My kids are grown.
ALyson
Except for the very last bit, it is actually just like the kids in our house. I’m sitting on the loo (sorry) and they are calf calling all over the place…”Maaaa, Maaaa, MAAAA where are yooooouu?” I am mean mummy though, even 10 acres away at the neighbours you can hear me: “WHAT???COULD YOU GIVE ME 5 MINUTES ALONE??” Sheesh.
Bush Babe (of Granite Glen)
Heh, heh… my thoughts exactly ladies. While I feel for the calves, and also my own ankle-biters, you know if they all just shut it for a moment, they would find what they are looking for. And you would get some peace. But instead, we get to savour the bovine-inspired operatic drama of it all! May all your loos be peaceful oases in the raging opera of your life, Alyson!