Lovely thoughts E.L. let's all hope this coming year brings a few smiles to peoples' faces, it's been a difficult year.
I'm using the cattle on the neighbouring paddock as my measure. I'm living in Gippsland in Victoria, Australia now. Cattle country. There is a young bull, handsome young dude, caramel coloured with fluffy ears. He's proper randy and has an admirable methodology for attracting the ladies. He stands on top of the hill which is sadly in close earshot to my bedroom and cries out, "moooo, oi oi oi ladies, moooo, ready and waiting for youse all"... this is usually followed with a stampede of lady cows all in a dither because his call is so enticing. All signs are positive, there'll be loads of calves one day.
Year of the cow... let's enjoy it.
Rx