Wednesday, January 11, 2023

THE FRIENDLY COW...


The friendly cow all red and white,
I love with all my heart.
She gives me cream with all her might
To eat with apple tart.
She wonders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray.
All in the pleasant open air
The pleasant light of day.
And blown by all the winds that pass,
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers.

~Robert Louis Stevenson~
A wonderful poem by Mr. Stevenson.  Our friendly cow is not walking among meadow grass, but actually on the side of a high cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  Story tomorrow and both will be from my old blog when we were on a road trip from Vancouver to Monterey in 2009.  Seems like yesterday!

Thank you for visiting, 
and enjoy the rest 
of your week.





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30 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildJanuary 11, 2023 at 12:29 AM

    Lovely - and I look forward to tomorrow's story.

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM

      Thank you Sue, I will be working on it later on :)

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  2. roentareJanuary 11, 2023 at 4:20 AM

    Your cow poetry rocks! It reads with positive vibes!

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  3. AnnJanuary 11, 2023 at 4:40 AM

    Sweet poem and I like the photo of the cow. Looking forward to hearing the story

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:34 PM

      Thanks Ann :) I hope you enjoy tomorrow's story too :)

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  4. Hootin AnniJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:54 AM

    The photo...pure serenity!!
    Anticipating tomorrow's blog!!

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:34 PM

      Happy you think so Anni, thank you. Getting the next story organized right after this :)

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  5. eileeninmdJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:58 AM

    The cow photo and the poem! Take care, enjoy your day!

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:35 PM

      Thank you Eileen and you take care and enjoy your day also :)

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  6. MadSnapperJanuary 11, 2023 at 6:47 AM

    I LOVE COWS! and love this poem too

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:35 PM

      Me too, they are such pleasant, docile creatures :) Glad you enjoyed the poem.

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  7. Beatrice P. BoydJanuary 11, 2023 at 7:59 AM

    Now you have our interest, Denise, in reading the rest of the story. I must admit that the lone cow looked a bit lonely as my sightings have mostly been in groups.

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:36 PM

      The cow had company on the other side of the road Dorothy :)

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  8. DebbieJanuary 11, 2023 at 10:29 AM

    a beautiful cow and a really nice verse!!

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:36 PM

      Agreed Debbie, and glad you enjoyed the verse too :)

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  9. ChristineJanuary 11, 2023 at 11:07 AM

    Lovely poem.

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  10. William KendallJanuary 11, 2023 at 11:39 AM

    This one looks stoic.

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  11. RedJanuary 11, 2023 at 1:08 PM

    Cows are very curious when somebody new comes along.

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:39 PM

      I agree, from my own experiences around cows; i.e. a picnic in an open field, cows in the other corner way, way over there. Next thing we were surrounded. We move twice and each time they followed. It was hilarious and I loved those curious cows :)

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  12. Lowcarb team memberJanuary 11, 2023 at 4:39 PM

    So nice to read those words by Robert Louis Stevenson.

    All the best Jan

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 5:40 PM

      Happy you enjoyed them Jan, thank you and all the best to you also :)

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  13. Carol @Comfort Spring StationJanuary 11, 2023 at 9:24 PM

    a visit here always makes me smile - love the poem and am looking forward to cow photos (I hope)

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 11, 2023 at 11:20 PM

      Thank you Carol and I am happy my posts give you a smile :) More cows soon :)

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  14. RhodesiaJanuary 12, 2023 at 4:04 AM

    Love those words. Cheers Diane

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    1. DeniseinVAJanuary 12, 2023 at 2:08 PM

      Thank you Diane, so glad and cheers to you also :)

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  15. JeanieJanuary 13, 2023 at 12:51 PM

    It's a lovely photo and poem!

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