5:40pm, between Congleton and Bosley Locks. Cows came to investigate when Granny got 'stemmed up' (ran aground).
Hover on the edge of any cow-filled field and they'll slowly walk, then trot, to see you.
Now I know how John Wayne felt when the injuns emerged over the edge of the mountain, or what was going through the redcoats' minds when the zulus appeared. However, unlike native warriors, cows are fearfully ill-equipped to run down the mountainside whooping and hollering.
Scene-setting picture below:
Trefor, the cows break into song as part of the musical "Cowrus Line"
Posted by: Nic Chilton | Monday, 15 October 2007 at 09:59 PM
Trefor........
or 3) What happened next?....
Posted by: Johnny Essex | Monday, 15 October 2007 at 09:40 PM
Granny Button's next competition.
1. Caption Competition.
or
2. Name The Breeds
Posted by: Trefor | Monday, 15 October 2007 at 12:58 PM
Going through a lock a couple of years ago a few cows came to the edge of the adjacent bridge (connecting fields) to watch us descend - got a photo somewhere..
Posted by: Nic Chilton | Monday, 15 October 2007 at 12:00 PM
That first photo is wonderful! My son looked at it and said "Ooh, it's like "Night of the Living Cows!" :-)
(I'm sorry to read that this blog will be going away in several weeks - I discovered it recently while searching for information about narrowboats, and have really enjoyed reading it)
Posted by: Len | Sunday, 14 October 2007 at 10:02 PM
Andrew, I've hovered my mouse over the field, but the cows won't walk or trot.
Oh no, seems like my modem is playing up again?.......
Posted by: Johnny Essex | Sunday, 14 October 2007 at 12:45 PM