Well, after all those years of rounding up cows back in Octagon, Alabama, I’d have never imagined that I would be hanging a painting of cows in our dining room. But, hey, here goes.
We saw another painting by Les Yarbrough, the artist that did this piece, at the Garden Art Party for Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama but we were outbid. We went to the Birmingham Magic City Art Connection downtown in Linn Park this weekend and found this piece along with something smaller for Ann’s office by someone from Pennsylvania.
I still have trouble believing that I actually like to see cows now. For years, I looked at them from the perspective of someone who actually rounded them up after they got out. Let me tell you, that is not a pretty way to look at cows–makes it a bit easier to eat them, though. They almost never got out during school, they never enjoyed escaping when it was sunny and pleasant–only when it was dark and rainy.
Now, I see cows and feel more peaceful and can enjoy the tranquil setting of a rural Alabama landscape. Much better.
I loved your justification for eating cows. I think I’ll use it, too, if you don’t mind.