At 16:45 this afternoon, steers 35 and 222 were peacefully resting on the hillside north of Horse Pond, near ///scribbled.bluffs.chilled, while steer 217 grazed among the bushes beside the path to the south. Youngster 222 thoroughly enjoyed a long neck scratch while resting before eventually standing up for a long back rub. He returned the affection with plenty of gentle head rubs while relaxing and chewing his cud. The boys were all happy, relaxed, and looking well.
At 17:10, youngsters 227 and 228 were grazing near the southwest corner of James Bond Pond, close to ///witty.doll.safely, while older steer 30 browsed among the gorse bushes to the west. The youngsters took turns wandering over to say hello before enjoying plenty of strokes and rubs. After a while, older steer 30 emerged from the bushes and wandered over to greet me before stopping for a long drink from a nearby puddle. Afterwards, he happily returned to grazing among the gorse. All three were happy, relaxed, and in good condition.
By 17:35, cows 72, 214, 234, and 940, along with steers 20, 21, 33, 220, 230, 270, and 271, were resting on the grassy islands northeast of the water tower, near ///shark.atlas.tones. They were all happy to be approached as I made my way around checking on them, with most enjoying strokes and rubs while resting and chewing their cud. Cows 72 and 940 both stood up to enjoy long back scratches, shifting from side to side to make sure I reached all their itchy spots. I was especially pleased to see that youngster 230’s eye appeared completely fine today. He was resting with it fully open, there were no tears, and while leaning in for a long neck scratch he happily allowed me to give it a closer check. There was no sign of any injury or irritation. By 18:15, the cattle had gradually started to get up and wander north to graze among the long grass and bushes, although youngster 230 preferred to stay behind for a little extra attention before eventually following the others. All eleven were happy, relaxed, and looking well.
Finally, at 18:40, the seven Sussex cattle, along with youngster 219, were grazing on the hillside below the Lookout, near ///losing.humans.roof. Earlier, after leaving the first group of three steers, I noticed they had passed through the wall of gorse to graze in the swampy area southeast of the Lookout. They had spent the later part of the afternoon slowly grazing in an anticlockwise arc around the hillside. Several of the group were grazing in the wetter, swampy ground, but soon wandered over to greet me with very muddy legs and splashes of mud across their undersides. They were all very friendly, pausing their grazing to say hello and enjoy plenty of strokes as I checked on them. Over time, the group gradually drifted southwest, crossing the hillside path near ///pits.brotherly.quite before descending into the pasture to the west to continue grazing. I said my goodbyes shortly after 19:10, leaving them peacefully grazing in the late evening sunshine. All eight were happy, relaxed, and healthy.
The cows were all good today.
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