Then, we went out to the farm to celebrate yet ANOTHER birthday, this time Farmer Kat's:
Here is her stitched card (sorry, the colors aren't very accurate) with lots of special indigo fabric from Glennis and with some fabric weaving as learned from Jude and a picture of the donkeys as printed by the Pixeladies:
And THEN, we all went for a ride to see The Watusi! He is a special breed of bull, which originated in Africa, who is presently living in a field with the Texas Longhorns. I hope I am not stretching my credibility too far, but we saw this amazing beast with all of our eyes...no photoshopping!
And here, in case this brings back dancing memories, is the Watusi song:
OMG that bull is amazing. wonder how he holds his head up. i went to your post immediately when i saw the word 'watusi'. never would have remembered it if you wouldn't have said it. we are dating ourselves.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it incredible! I wonder if his horns are hollow...we had lots of discussion about how he manages in the world...he actually seemed rather gentle and friendly.
ReplyDeletethanks for visiting my blog, I like it here a lot. I had to look again and again to the cow.
ReplyDeleteI first thought is was a sheep, a racka.
You have a sweet dog too..animal friend.
I have 3 dutch schapendoezen ( the hairy little sheepdogs)
greet
yvette
Hello Yvette...yes, it is so comforting to have animal friends, plus they can be so comical. I'm really glad you stopped by.
ReplyDeleteyikes! i have never seen such a being!
ReplyDeleteand interesting that his horns go outward,
so would not be good for confrontation as
most horns are...i wonder about them now..
am going to go investigate.
the card you made is really wonderful...
what a fabulous beast!
ReplyDeleteHi Grace...I know, it's bizarre. I looked them up on Google and most examples have curvier horns...the man who owns him collects exotic animals...this is definitely exotic!
ReplyDeleteFabulous is just the right word Jude, yes. I was completely astonished...
ReplyDeleteHi Suzanna, I worked on a community farm where we agisted a Highlad scottish bull. he was Like the sunflower,sometimes sheer size has a mesmeric beauty!
ReplyDeleteMesmeric is right Elizabeth...I could not believe my eyes, nor take them off of him...
ReplyDeleteWow, oh wow! So glad you shared that beast. Dorothy is sweet!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb...yes, he is a "must share"...
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing creature - never seen anything like it!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen...neither had I...
ReplyDeleteMy gosh, I've never seen one of those before.
ReplyDeleteGood thing he has a whole pasture to live in.
Amazing beastie!
Hi Patty...I'm always wanting to ask, What is the practical purpose of such an adaptation? But so far no enlightenment. He's pasture has several Texas Longhorns in it and while it looks like they all get along, they don't exactly cozy up to one another...
ReplyDeletep.s. I like the new beastie on your blog!
Oh My .. i did have to look a long while at the photo of the horned animal .. my my my .... i thought that must be photoshoped but you said no .. so wow .. amazing creature. I wonder if he gets tired of holding his head up.. or maybe he can rest his head by resting each horn on either side so as not to have to hold his own head up .. seems like it would be a bit difficult to get around .. amazing. Love your work here too .. good stuff. THanks for stopping by my blog. !!! And for the lovely words! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy...he's definitely a puzzling creature...hard to imagine what life is like for him. He was written up in the local paper and folks are always stopping by to snap his picture, so the traffic can be heavy on his street, which is narrow. I heard some tempers flare up also...people wanting to take a photo but a car pulls up and blocks the view. Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeletehow very nice to meet you. your card weaving is lovely and the beast well I hope you'll depict him in cloth Jude style some time!
ReplyDeleteHello Clare...thank you! Yes, this beast is on the list for a cloth project for sure.
ReplyDeleteHi Suzanna just saw your spotted pony chasing a train and I love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Elizabeth! Soon I hope to put some more pictures up there...
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