Cows in the Pasture

Pasture maintenance - old tires work great!

"Be strong therefore, and let not your hands be 

weak; for your work shall be rewarded."

 - 2 Chronicles 15-7

This past weekend we spent time in the lower pasture fixing the erosion caused by the recent rain ... and the cows!

   They're not ours. We let our neighbor graze them in our pasture. I love them - their sounds, their big brown eyes, their tongues reaching out to grab the treats I bring.

   But they're big and heavy. They lumber, plod, drag their feet, stomp in one place while they're waiting for their alfalfa, generally make muck of the land. 

   So, we moved a bunch of dirt, planted some tires to help stop the erosion, rerouted the streamlets that had begun because of the recent rain and put the pasture back together for awhile.

   The cows were nonplussed by our work. Sniffed the tires and stepped right over them. But next rain we'll reap the benefits - the water will go where we want it to ... at least until it decides not to.

   Water tends to have a mind of its own!