Animal Frisbee Days of Spring
Posted: Thursday, March 25, 2010
by Bing Limousin
DreamHill Farms
It has been such a loooong winter for everyone, and everything. It seems that in the grand scheme of things winter and summer are always too long while spring and autumn are always too short. But no matter, it is the quest for the equilibrium that we all share- for all animals. Here at the farm while gazing out the window at the front pasture on a rare beautiful, cloudless day, I think I might have seen the cows and horses throwing a frisbee back and forth.
It is not that hard to transpose the images from healthy, young students into horses, cows and a dog. The trigger of a sunny day, after a hard winter, has likely the same effect for all animals; the desire to bask and frolic in the warmth of the sun.
On such days you might find the farm critters lying in some awkward fashions to get the most from the suns', anointing rays. At first impulse, you think that the lifeless horse or cow, lying on its side, is cause for concern; did they eat something poisonous, or have a heart attack? Then you see their ears twitch and they lift their head up to get oriented, then they lay back down again. A few minutes later they are up eating hay/grass with only the lingering traces of a muddy body to tell. Sometimes they just get the urge to scamper around in an exercised fashion. Perhaps running and trying to catch that illusive frisbee?
So, when a nice day comes along each creature knows how to best to take advantage. No one kids themselves into thinking that the bright, warm days this time of the year are anything but an anomaly. Winter is still here for awhilebut not for too much longer. The grey, cold days of winter will soon enough give up its occasional teasing, sunny day to render all the sunny days of spring.
FIRST OF SPRING
The contrast and changing of the seasons might be nature's greatest teacher.
These days, each morning the ground is still frozen. By afternoon the ground turns from concrete to impenetrable mud. It is hard to imagine that soon, lush, green pastures will replace the winter, weary forms. But, they will, and soon enough. The sporadic spring-like days will no longer be the exception but will rule the day.
About a week ago I was walking the pastures with morning temperatures in the teens. It had snowed the night before and I suddenly noticed a green line of bulb flowers pushing up through the snow. My first impression was it is too early but then I realized that nature rarely gets her timing wrong. The time was just right and in a few weeks white flowers will burst on the scene right on schedule, most likely on one bright and sunny spring day.
As I write these last few lines a light snow has begun to fall, it might just be this season's last.
All the Best, The DreamHill Farms Gang
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)Great! You have the knack of painting pictures in my imagination. I actually felt I was out in the sun frisbeeing for the blanket crowd.Please log in to respond to this comment.bob,thanks for the note-we have all been there...critters seem to have the same notions.bingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
Boy, you sound like you live in Colorado - snow and more snow this year...Please log in to respond to this comment.marijo,actually the hills(compared to co.) of ky.bingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
I'm struggling to read all these articles on spring when we're heading into chillier autumn days! But I feel warm, free and bright just reading your visuals!Please log in to respond to this comment.heidi,thanks for the kind comment.if you are interested in past updates visit our website dreamhillfarms(com)Please log in to respond to this comment.
What a nice welcome to my favorite time of year. Thanks!Please log in to respond to this comment.
Great article, Bing. I had to laugh-out-loud at the imagine of cows and horses throwing frisbees. Made me think of the cartoon; Back to the Barnyard (one of my favorites). We got too old to take care of our large farm and sold it just last year---we miss it, but are settling down nicely in a suburbial area. We called our place "Almost Heaven Ranch".Thanks for sharing and welcome to Searchwarp.SandraPlease log in to respond to this comment.sandra,thanks for the kind words. you might like my book 'the angel of maryville'e-mail me and lets discuss writing, books and publishing-also, let me know your opinion of the ? i ask in my 'caesar' article in sw.by the way, love your hat...you'd fgit right in to dreamhill farms.bingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
Hi Bing,I can just see the horses playing Frisbee! What a hoot. I've watched a horse toss a deflated ball in the air and chase it around. It's a great sight to see them play that way.Thanks for all the pretty images,DiannePlease log in to respond to this comment.
What beautiful imagery of the animals playing frisbee! We have hit spring down here and the south and recently spent the day at a milk dairy farm. You are so right about how entertaining the animals are during this time of year! Thanks so much for sharing!Please log in to respond to this comment.laura, thank you-i think learn more from the critters each day.Please log in to respond to this comment.
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