Good Sunday Mornin'

[Shortgrass]

This week I was able to move cattle to summer grass. This is a process I enjoy watching each year, and I spent a couple of hours there. The cattle were paired in the corral, then the gate was opened. The cattle fanned out and their head went down, even the calves heads were in the grass. Soon, however the calves laid down in small groups, but the cows continued grazing in a near frenzy. They seemed afraid that the grass would go away before they could get it. After the frantic state passed, they realized that the grass was not going to go away, they began a methodical grazing that accumulated a lot of grass. After an hour or two, a cow began to lie down here or there, and soon most of the cattle were laying down in green pastures. This always brings to mind the twenty-third Psalm where it says "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures." Green pastures are the best kind for gathering in food, but these animals knew that after you had gathered in an adequate amount, that you need to lie down and make use of the food you've gathered. We humans would do well to take a lesson from these cattle, and ruminate a bit on what we've been blessed with. A cow chewing cud is a contentented cow. We live in a society that is obsessed with gathering up more and more, scurrying about in a frenzy; we are a people that spends a lot of time wanting things we don't have, living in an unnecessarily stressful existence. Perhaps we would do well to enjoy and be grateful for the things we do have. We should lie down in green pastures, and be thankful to God for what He has blessed us with, making full use of them, and knowing full well when it is time to accumulate more, that He will provide. Well have yourselves a good Sunday mornin' and take a little time to lie down in green pastures this week.

 

[John SD]

Thanks Shortgrass. We can learn a lot from cows about being content with what we have been blessed with.

This week the neighbors trailed some of their cattle about 5 miles to my place for summer. It was a warm humid morning and the cattle were wore out by the time they got where they were going at 10AM.

A big tire tank full of fresh water and knee-high grass awaited them. The cattle lounged around and didn't go anywhere for the rest of the day when the neighbors went back later to check and put out a salt feeder.

 

[Soapweed]

Good lesson, Shortgrass. Cows, green grass, and contentment all go hand in hand. Throw in some blue sky, the smell of fresh rain that came the night before, and a moderate breeze :wink: , and Life is really enjoyable. Thanks to the Good Lord, this is the scenario that those involved in agriculture often have available. Blessings abound. We need to count our blessings and just deal with problems that come along. All this is so much easier if we aren't too proud to ask the Good Lord for His shoulder to lean upon.

 

[OldDog/NewTricks]

SomeThing about getting Old

You tend to Find More Green Pastures!