While the team was doing the milking I was snooping about inspecting my cows and decided that all the signs pointed to Lady Astor being in heat. I am not going to breed Lady on purpose this year (with a vet and a straw) as I don’t mind if she gets a pass for a season but we do have Carlos the Tiny on this side of the creek and he was looking pretty interested and I wanted to keep all my fences intact so I let him through the gate and after milking I put the cows in with him. Just to see what would happen.
Her size did not bother him in the least.
He went after Lady like a torpedo. She stood for him too. And it looked to me like he only needs another couple of inches. ( FYI. A bull’s penis is right up in the middle of his belly, not down by his testicles like a man.) He may have short legs but he has a long body so if he can get her into low ground and he takes the high ground there is hope. A slim chance. But a nice little calf next year would be good for Lady. And just imagine a Dexter calf with a white belt. (Getting ahead of myself again!) 
He is an optimist.
But working on the dismount.
Lady Astor was the essence of bemused. Our Viv would have got a kick out of these shots!
We will mark this date just in case.
Of course Aunty Del may be a different kettle of fish for him – but she will not be coming back into heat for a few weeks yet. We may have to get the straw out for her. Tall lanky girl that she is.
Interestingly later in the evening Lady Astor was walking about with her tail lifted up in the air which is one of the indications of having been bred (or a dozen other things). But early days.
Lots of Love.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
41 responses to “Working on the dismount”
Go Carlos! Stilts perhaps 😉
Me thinks Carlos the Tiny might need to be renamed Napoleon or Danny DiVeto – small but with HUGE personality! A herd of Belted Dexters might become all the rage!
Ahh – he needs a step ladder! 🙂
Mad Dog is correct! He just needs a stairway to Heaven so to speak!
We’ve had short bulls before…and they always figure it out. Always!
Linda
I do hope so – he is very vigorous – I think a calf from those two would be especially sweet. c
Our Viv would definitely had a chuckle at the pictures and a snappy happy comment to leave here. Somewhere, she is watching still, and chuckling, and sending you love.
And maybe she’d make a poem out of it, I think. As she always got inspired by the Farmy.
Yes. The Farmy was such a rich, vital part of her world.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Animals never seem worried about obstacles or difficulties.
We are family. And she would have been amused.
It was hard for me to make no comment yesterday in honor of or in respect for Viv in France, but today I have to say how stunned I was by her passing. She made perhaps only one or two at the most references to her health.
I remember her original icon wearing a white scarf and was especially fond of her, perhaps because she was so upbeat, in my age category, and because she always signed “Love”. I went to her website a few years ago– the day she showed the view from her home“ the wealth of trees. Went again yesterday to offer my condolences but could find no way to do this, as I am not on Facebook. I was enthralled by her spectacular gardens, and like you, Cecilia, feel so bad for her husband. When my husband and I visited Normandy 2014, December, I would have loved to get in touch with Viv, but it would have been impossible (being on a cruise.)
Certain of your fellowship “get” to me; Viv was one of them.
yes – I am so sorry too – I did not want yesterdays post to detract from her own families loss -it did not seem my right somehow – I had conflicting thoughts about comments – not wanting to start a slew of misery – maybe it was the wrong choice – I don’t know – But thank you for your words – we will always hold her dear.. c
If you click on the “vivinfrance wordpress” link above where Celi shared Viv’s last comment it will take you to Viv’s wordpress site where you can leave a comment ♡
“Like a torpedo” – so funny. Learned some things today! I wonder how long it will take him to figure it out.
Missing ViV. Sad. Much love, Your Gayle
I love these conversations… wonderful 🐃
Wow, Carlos really did something big yesterday! (Bad joke, but I couldn’t resist.)
Bittersweet days over here right now. Smiling though at little Carlos…a bovine trampoline perhaps?!
Oh darling. c
I envision the lovebirds scanning the horizon, looking for a hill or mound with just the right height and slope to accommodate them. And I can hear Carlos,”Damn Prairies!” 🙂
That little fella looks so eager regardless of the size. I was thinking of you yesterday .. And your dear friend. Hugs C
Our dear friend.. yours too c