Everyone knows the rhyme: One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a wedding, four to die, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a story never to be told. Or other variations on the theme.
To set another discussion board precedent I'll start a pedantic debate about the terms of a rhyme.
Was it not 3 for girl, 4 for a boy??(just the one .......)
An early Friday feeling kicking in !!
Go Vanilla! First time I've seen all the emoticons used in a single post, and it gave me a chuckle too
Sometimes, if you're very, very lucky.............the magpie waves back
The only good magpie is a dead magpie.
Magpies are often found near livestock where they feed on dung-and carrion-associated insects. They also forage for ticks and other insects on the backs of domestic animals. Perhaps the most notorious magpie behavior is the picking of open wounds and scabs on the backs of livestock. If they find an open wound, such as that from a new brand, they may pick at it until they create a much larger wound. The wound may eventually become infected and, in some instances, may kill the animal. Magpies, like ravens, may peck the eyes out of newborn or sick livestock.
Can't understand the logic of farmers today who will not leave the cows their long tails. Needed in occasions like you refer to above.
The only good magpie is a dead magpie.
Magpies are often found near livestock where they feed on dung-and carrion-associated insects. They also forage for ticks and other insects on the backs of domestic animals. Perhaps the most notorious magpie behavior is the picking of open wounds and scabs on the backs of livestock. If they find an open wound, such as that from a new brand, they may pick at it until they create a much larger wound. The wound may eventually become infected and, in some instances, may kill the animal. Magpies, like ravens, may peck the eyes out of newborn or sick livestock.
Can't understand the logic of farmers today who will not leave the cows their long tails. Needed in occasions like you refer to above.
Long tails hold alot of dirt and manure, which is unhygienic in the milking parlour, and unpleasant for the farmer, who works at the rear of the cow when milking
I've just read a book review for a new book about our feathered friends. In the review it mentioned that hearing an owl hoot is bad luck- but to prevent the bad luck you must, immediately on hearing the hoot, take off your clothes, turn them inside out and put them back on again...
must Admit I Was Tempted To Head To Kerry At The Weekend With My Patented Owl Sound Simulator, But With That Weather....it Was Just Too Wet To Woo
Long tails hold alot of dirt and manure, which is unhygienic in the milking parlour, and unpleasant for the farmer, who works at the rear of the cow when milking
I feel sorry for the poor cow. She deserves a bit of comfort too. You see them huddled together on a wet day trying to shelter as years ago the fields were smaller and there were more ditches for them to get shelter from, in the heat they have no tails to swish away the flies. Before everything got so modern, for instance the milking parlours which before that were called cow houses in which the cows lid on a lovely bed of straw for the winter seems to be long gone. When the farmers milked the cows by hand they always tied the cows tail to her leg for that few minutes. We have so much more hygiene than ever which may not be a good thing for the immune system. Progress is fantastic but I don't think the humble cows would totally agree.
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