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There's a pumpkin patch just outside of town that also has a barn for the kiddies. Today a friend and I took our lunch out there, then pretended to be kiddies.
The calf -- he danced. I went in the pen with him, trying to get a shot, but he just kept prancing and dancing. Then he would stand up against my legs, so close that I never did get a good picture of him.
That little guy had the most amazing eyelashes I've ever seen.
One of the things that I miss the most from rural life are calves and foals. It's like the first few months of their lives are dominated by the constant, surprised and excited realization: "I've got legs!!"