So off I go... the road from his house to the neighbors is pretty much a gentle slope up hill - thank fully that is at the beginning of the walk instead of the end! I walk past the neighbor's house where the guinees sound the alarm. I walk on past the sheep and goat pens where they all lay in the sun ignoring me. I walk on past the cows... who all start to follow me!
The cows I imagine were thinking I was going to feed them. They were all out in the pasture cropping the new grass and the calves were frolicking along when they saw me and started heading my way. As I walked they turned to follow. Then I noticed the bull. He was right up to the fence and snorting at me. I don't know if this fellow is friendly or not so I sort of ignore him for a while but he is following me right along the fence.
So finally I stop and approach. He snorts and lifts his huge head over the fence for scritches! Oh Ho! I think - this fellow just wants to check me out. So I pet him and scritch his soft ears and go on my way.... and he follows me.
I walk on past the end of the pasture and start up the next part of the road between that neighbor and our property. It's a windy rocky road that has a slight incline. About this time my lungs have discovered that we are out and about in the cold air without our inhaler (I have asthma.) So I start to watch for a stump to sit on and take a short break. Of course there is none to be found on this stretch of road!
Finally I come to a path back into the woods that I can see several stumps. So, having always wondered where it went, I head into the woods to find out! Before I finally find a stump that is not rotted out so badly that I would end up on the ground or that isn't surrounded by spring rain water I'm wheezing pretty badly. (Or very well depending on your take.)
I come to a cross road where I find my fallen log and sit. I can see the farmer across the road from our property's house on one end and cattle at the other end of this cross road. I sit and catch my breath and revell in the warm sun on my face for a good 15 mintues. Then I decide to head toward the cattle end of the road. I finally figure out that this cross road is the telephone pole road that comes out right at the big gate to the cow pasture of bills neighbors house and there standing waiting for me is the bull!
So I walk up to him again, this time a bit braver and give him pets and scritches and talk all cutsy to him. Meanwhile all the ladies and their calves have clustered at the fences to see who this odd stranger is that was walking up their road. I'm still not too sure about Mr Bull and how he would feel about me interacting with his lady friends so I don't try to pet any of the cows or their calves who are very curious until I get close enough to them that they run! Calves are so cute when they run!
But Mr Bull escorted me the entire length of the fence line as I walked back to Bill's house.
I didn't walk all the way to the mailbox but I will before June - I did walk about half way. I could have made it fine if I had my inhaler with me - lesson learned - take the inhaler, even if you don't think you'll need it!
(Yes, that's Eva asleep on Tom's head!)
