Nature abhors a vacuum...and so do cows.
July '07 Filed in: Farm
Who needs coffee when you walk out the back door, turn the corner and are eye to eye with four 800 lb. cows and their 300 lb "babies"? By the way, did I mention these cows still have their horns! Are ya' with me?
Seems "somebody" left the door to the cow barn single latched instead of double latched, again. They ran around the house; I ran around the house. They sprinted toward the highway; I sprinted toward the highway. See what I mean about not needing coffee? At this point I'm not trying to herd them like some horseless cowboy, I'm just trying to prevent a lawsuit.
It all turned out in the end. My daughter Gabrielle enticed the alpha female back into the barn with some sweet feed and eventually the rest of escapees followed. Nature did what nature does, cause chaos.
That is why every living organism consumes energy. It takes energy to keep things organized. It takes energy and a good fence and secure gates. Every organism, every system has distinct borders that require upkeep. Failure to allow for these very basic and simple laws of nature have caused many projects to fail. We pretend that things, once up and running will "maintain themselves." Hah! Nature and my cows say otherwise.
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