Yesterday Daisy met with the Vet. She was wild eyed and leery. Daisy that is .. The Vet was calm and brave. 
The Vet has known Daisy since she was a new born so everything soon settled down.
Maximus is the name of the bull. His semen arrived frozen, and held suspended in a tank in the back of the Vets van. Once she had recovered the vial it was gently revived in a cup of warm water and delivered with the utmost care and a very long glove. The Vet will do a blood test in thirty days and we will know a week after that if it was a successful day. A long time to wait isn’t it.
Daisy was not impressed. But a bull is out of the question Daisy. Too big for the little farmy! She got a bucket of watermelon rinds as a treat afterwards. 
Daisy had three hormone injections over the course of 10 days to bring her into heat. She is a drama queen about needles. On the last injection yesterday morning, after I had jabbed her and we had all relaxed a notch, she swung her head wildly as I turned to leave the stall and managed to smack me full in the face with the side of her head. I hit the wall but did not hit the floor and as John recovered control of the cow, I reeled into the milking parlour, away from her and sat down heavily on the floor. My cheek bone still aches but no bruising. Apparently we both have hard heads. But it all worked out in the end. 
And we all settled back down into that gentle late summer slide. It is quiet everywhere now. Even the birds seem to sing more softly. The Farmy is focussed on keeping the summer close by, no loud noises that might scare her away. Taking gentle carefully placed cushion steps. The corn has begun to rustle, the dry leaves stroking each other as the breezes move through on their airy toesteps. Even the light is holding its breath.
Later John made capsicums stuffed with wild rice, sultanas and pine nuts. The rice had been cooked in a tomato broth. We ate out on the verandah and watched not very much.
Good morning. I hope you don’t get bored because that should be the last of the excitement around here for a while. We expect to amble through the chores. Saunter around doing the work. Puddle about in the boats of warm weather. Grow, harvest, cook, eat and chat. It is still busy but not frantic. I am not sure I can bear it!!! Let’s cook shall we? I am going to be looking for some good recipes to liven up our lazy days.
Have a lovely day.
celi
ps. It appears that I did not write a page a year ago. Ah well.
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77 responses to “Daisy the Virgin Cow”
You got cow smacked 😦 I hope things take and you are ok. That cover on the inventory book is just……….LOL Morning, Miss c
Morning Miss T, I am fine, i have a tough old noggin! c
I’m glad you weren’t hurt when Daisy smacked you! Hope you enjoy the peace and tranquility to come…
Morning celia, all peace is joyful..so no problems there c
Good luck, Daisy! Sorry to hear about your head collision, though. Maybe a little peace and quiet will set things right.
That late summer quiet is just beautiful. we have lots of it.. c
Ouch — Daisy does not like injections and your description had me reeling. Hope you are none the worse for it. Enjoy the late summer slide. You are right about the birds singing more softly — I miss hearing them in the early morn on my way to work.
They have certainly toned it down, and also some are already missing, they never say goodbye as they begin their migrations back to somewhere warmer.. c
“The Farmy is focussed on keeping the summer close by, no loud noises that might scare her away. Taking gentle carefully placed cushion steps. The corn has begun to rustle, the dry leaves stroking each other as the breezes move through on their airy toesteps.” What lovely writing–yay!
Morning Alice, i always imagine the breeze to be up on its toes.. c
Oh dear, sorry to hear you and Daisy decided to bump heads although I am pleased to hear you are both okay. Must say, it is quite a long wait to find out if our girl is preggies – oh well, patience is a virtue they say.
🙂 Mandy xo
It is a long wait. Ah well. Luckily we are all a patient group!! morning mandy.. c
Glad Daisy didn’t damage you with her Glasgow kiss. We have that very same capsicum dish with the pine nuts and sultanas often, It’s a lazy comforting supper. Nice post beautifully written.
It is a great dish, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love Sundays when john cooks.. c
Sorry to hear you got into a domestic with the cow.. naughty thing. Up here, the vets don’t do the inseminating, and the AI (artificial insemination) guy is called “the man with the golden arm”.
oo.. the man with the golden arm.. goodness. I am lucky to have a vet as a friend so she comes out. I don’t know what everyone else does around here. I know that quite a few people have bulls.. c
Thank goodness she didn’t knock you out cold!
I was pretty woozy for a while, the moment she hit me i was placing the cap back on the syringe, John said as I hit the wall I managed to still cap it and say ‘Oh. that is me unconscious!’ before i stumbled off.. ha ha ha .. silly.. c
I don’t know if you would recognize a lazy day if you saw one, Celi: you seem to work until you fall asleep (and then you apologize for that). Hope your cheek heals quickly.
<y cheek is tender but much better today.. and yes i have to admit I do have rather a list to get through today!! c
How could we get bored Celi, life has patterns with big ups and downs, including Daisy, it’s all i n the detail like her getting watermelon rinds as a treat, I just love the details. And hope your cheekbone isn’t too painfull today.
Loving the sound of John’s stuffed peppers, we had stuffed tomatoes last night, love ’em !!
I don’t think I have ever had stuffed tomatoes, Hmm, time i remedied that! c
Lovely writing. The Daisy incident – is that the origin of that ‘orrible phrase gobsmacked?
I like the sound of that stuffed pepper dish.
A couple of inches lower and my gob sure would have been smacked! c
Wasn’t it Daisy’s tail that got you in the eye last time? She has her ways of making statements, doesn’t she! I am sure these many veterinary steps are also quite expensive, so for all the effort, we are pulling with you for great results. I couldn’t possibly be bored with what you explain as calm, and more ordinary days. The life on the farmy will always be delivering a great picture. Good day to you, too, Celi! Debra
Morning Debra, This Vet is not too terribly expensive i suspect she is being kind to me. i do budget for her to come twice, so if this one takes i am ahead! Fingers crossed again! c
The full on face pic of Daisy says “I am so not amused with you right now”. She likely thought a smack in the head was fair pay back! Seriously, glad you were not badly injured. And a baby on the way soon would be awesome, no? especially after all the trauma. Okay, I will take my twisted sense of humour back to my studying now.
Your twisted sense of humour is bang on though. She has a way of returning the favour this cow. She and I are like sisters who don;t always get on! c
heh heh.
Glad you are OK! I should think after this episode that a slowdown on the Farmy would be refreshing. 😉 Looking forward to your upcoming recipes!
~ Lynda
Morning Lynda, yes it is time to start cooking! Yay! c