Milk and cookies

I’m very used to seeing white-faced Angus-Hereford crosses in the countryside, but these Oreo cookie cattle (actually Belted Galloways) are not a usual sight. These two are prime examples of the breed. True “belties” have a band all the way around their midsections with no white markings anywhere else. Those who have other markings are considered undesirable by purists.

No matter what the purists think, those other markings are cute and fun, like this one’s heart-shaped mark. Is its name Valentine?

The calf at picture’s upper center lacks only cookies to complete this picture.

Glasses of cold milk with a bag of Oreos would have been a great way to enjoy our visit to the pasture, but we did not have this calf’s privileged access to milk. I doubt we could have caught up with Mama to get a share of her milk. Even if we did manage to get fresh milk, it would not have been cold. And we were a long way from any Oreos.

The cattle were pretty jittery with us staying at a distance. Getting into the pasture certainly would have stampeded them. I prefer to remain at a respectful distance.