A day on the farm is never dull. You never know what will happen at any given moment, but you can always count on something out of the ordinary.

The other day we looked out the kitchen window to see two cows standing in the driveway. We keep a good eye on the fences around the barn, so it was a surprise to see the cows out. Sometimes calves go through the fence, but not full grown cows.

We went out to the cows and called them to follow us into the pasture. Four more cows came around the corner from behind the barn for a total of six. This was really a surprise.

Surprise turned to shock when we realized these were the cows that had spent the summer on the other side of the farm. The entire herd over there had traveled a full mile through the woods and across the creek to the house.

When we called to the cows in the driveway, they eagerly followed us through the gate into the pasture with the rest of the cows. Our two herds were now one.

Inspecting the fences on the other side of the farm, we found a huge tree lying on the fence making an opening the cows could walk through. We are just glad they decided to walk that mile to the house instead of going the other way into town!