Fred and Bessie do a Super-Tag [sorta]

I – or rather Fred and Bessie were tagged over on their Mom, Flea’s blog the other day. I agreed to interview them to see what opinions they may hold regarding the all-too-quickly approaching holiday. I knew it would not be easy. I did host these two when they made their first break for freedom last spring. As you can imagine, cows this size do not have the biggest brains and what brains they do have jump around from topic to topic like a flea [you should excuse the expression] on a hot griddle.

So despite my best efforts, the answers I received were not exactly what you might call “on task”. Still – I have done my best to convey, not only their feelings about Christmas, but a collection of highlights of their visit here.

Right off the bat, we had problems. They were totally distracted by the sight of what looked to them like acres of Christmas cookies. They did say that cookies are their favorite Christmas dish and fell back on the same answer regarding their favorite Christmas dessert. I don’t really blame them – these cookies are awfully good – recipe on Saturday probably. They wanted a tree, so I poked around in my decorations and found this one which is just their size. They loved it!A short time later, I heard an incredibly mournful sound coming from the place where we had set up the tree for them. Once again, they were betrayed by their magnet-noses and got stuck to the very decoration they had so admired only a short time before. I gently extricated them and advised that they keep at a bit safer distance in the future.I asked them which was their favorite decoration and while I could not get a verbal response, I have pulled them out of this wreath on the front door about 50 times, so I think it may qualify as their favorite.They refused to answer any of the questions about favorite traditions, pointing out that as this is only their second Christmas, they haven’t really had time to develop any traditions at all. When I asked them about their favorite memories, they were happy to share how much they enjoyed waking up last Christmas and being given to Flea. Awhile later, I realized that they were both suddenly quiet and moody and they seemed almost despondent. Bessie asked if they could borrow a pen and then I saw that they had rummaged around on the kitchen table and found a card to send, so that Flea will know they have been thinking of her. Awwww – see how thoughful they are?I have never been able to figure out how they manage to come and go so freely, but somehow they got outdoors. They were enjoying the view from where they had spent many happy hours at the beginning of their freedom – out in my back shade garden. They seemed fascinated by the snow. The next thing I knew, Bessie had clambered down from the rock and gotten herself stuck in a little snowbank. Fred jumped right in an hauled her out of there before she was udderly frozen.I lost sight of them again, but they turned up awhile later with a new friend. They were somewhat disappointed when I explained that he could not come in the house because he would melt, but have gone back out to chat with him more from time to time.That was pretty much as far as I got with the Supertag, Flea – I will do it myself later this week. I tried, but you know what minds of their own they have. Last night, I heard something going on out here after I had gone to bed and when I snuck out to see what they were up to, this is what I saw! I think they are getting ready to move on once again.I will keep you posted on that!