This morning while walking I was thoroughly amused by this field of young steer.
As I pass they start to get up, awkwardly onto their front legs first, going through a brief down-dog before getting their haunches off the ground to stand and stare.
I wave and say,
“Hello fellows!”
They watch me as I walk to the top of the road.
By the time I’ve turned around they are waiting expectantly. With only a barbed wire fence between me and hundreds of pounds of beef I am reluctant to make any sudden moves so I walk by talking softly to them,
“Look at the two of you, pretty boys….”
Something about me sets a food trigger off in their heads and they begin, slowly at first, to make a beef-line for the barns at the top of the field.
I am empty handed and on foot, carrying no visible food but I am imagining their tummies are gurgling with anticipation!
Finally they can hold back no longer and break into a run,
The sight completely makes my day and I remember to thank God for bringing me to this lovely place called Weston, Texas.
Daughts is amazed,
“They never follow me!” she complains, “everybody loves you Mum!”
Well hello there! My name is Vivienne McNeny.
I am an empty nester exploring life as a Boomer…you could say I'm happily Boomering along!
As a homeschooling Mum I have finally quit the job of role model and mentor to my four children. I do what I want to do, eat when I feel like it, enjoy life with my blue eyed cowboy and clean my house once a month or so whether it needs it or not!
In true English form I write about the emergence of my true identity now that I can no longer hide behind my children as their Mum.
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