Meredith turns 7 years old today! Many thanks to both Paulette and to Tobin for sponsoring this day in her honor.
Our post office has been out of commission for the last week, but we got Tobin’s letter for Meredith just in time.
Here is Tobin’s personal message to the birthday bovine:
Dear Meredith,
I wish you a happy 7th birthday. I am very glad you, your mother, your Aunty Betsy, and the Dude with the Hairdo are residents of the sanctuary.
As you may have noticed, there is some construction going on near your meadow. The humans are configuring the acreage where your chimpanzee neighbors live. In addition to Willy B (you know, the singer and drummer) and the seven who were living here (including Jody, who joins Willy and me in sponsoring you) when you moved here four years ago, there are eight new chimpanzees who have taken residence. Some of them haven’t been outside yet. It is hoped that they will finally step out into their new enclosure soon.
If you follow the CSNW blog, you’ll remember that one of these new chimps – CY – reacted with fright in seeing a photograph of Betsy and Nutmeg. I doubt that his reaction was anything personal – I would assume that Cy simply wasn’t familiar with cattle despite his copious reading habits.
Hopefully, once Cy starts exploring the outside and looks across the pasture and sees you and your herd, he’ll figure out that you are a perfect fit for your immediate surroundings, and appreciate having you as a next-door neighbor.
If, however, Cy barks or screeches out some harsh words in your direction, simply moo back to him, “So, have you read any good magazines lately?” That should resolve any conflict.
Meanwhile, I wish you a happy birthday.
from your Bovine Buds, Tobin, Jody, and Willy B
This afternoon, Diana gave the herd a little extra alfalfa to celebrate:
Here are a few other photos of the birthday girl that I’m fairly sure we haven’t posted before:
Check out that winter coat!
You can learn more about Meredith and her bovine family here. And for pictures of BABY MEREDITH (!), please visit this page from our friends at Farm Sanctuary.
And as always, you can help support the daily care of the cows and chimpanzees by ordering from our Amazon Wish List!
Oh, happy day! I just love this wonderful posting and am grateful to Tobin & the gang of groupies for sponsoring today’s celebration. I can’t see a cow without wanting to kiss its nose and hug its neck, and that’s certainly true of all these pictures. And the link to Farm Sanctuary and the birth and early raising was just delightful.
Happy green pastures always, Meredith! Hope you enjoyed your alfalfa treat. Heed Tobin’s advice on how to charm handsome Cy!
I simply loved the link to Farm Sanctuary. What a treat to see little Meredith and Nutmeg. Oh those photos!!
OMG They were SO adorable as little calves.:blush: So spunky! I could just see it in their eyes and their stance. So funny. Thank you so much for that link! Their big ears sticking straight out always crack me up.
And also a special thank you to Tobin for that delightful message. I so admire your way with words. I hope that you, Meredith and her family, and your other pals have (or had, since I’m writing this late at night) an awesome birthday celebration. Love to all:heartbeat: