I know…this one sounds weird, so let me explain. My sister Linda has tons of wonderful qualities, one of which is her love of animals. That love, along with a desire to eat healthy led her to give up meat many years ago. Thankfully she’s not one of those “angry” vegetarians who shames you every time a piece of chicken falls down your throat, but she does gently impart some of her beliefs on us carnivores now and then. Linda suggested I kiss a cow quite certainly hoping that if I got intimate with the living, breathing beast, I’d think twice before ordering a rib-eye.
This week during our annual pilgrimage to Beach Lake Pennsylvania for our family reunion, four of us decided to break away from the pack to go horseback riding. After hanging with the horses the trail guide invited us into the barn to meet their other resident animals – goats, pigs, chickens, a momma duck and her five ducklings, and a sweet little cow! Time to complete another 60 x 60 challenge!
I wasn’t exactly sure what the protocol was for kissing a large farm animal, and I think it took her a little by surprise, but she was happy to oblige.
Though it was lovely to meet (and to kiss) this dear girl, I’m not sure I’m ready to be a herbivore anytime soon. Sorry Linda.
Completed 7/24/17
Suggested by Linda Sieklucki