I thought I would pop here on the blog today and share with you guys our new cows here on White Cottage Farm. I’ve been sharing them on My Instagram lately so I figured I would explain why they have come to our farm. Its kind of a funny story. A while back someone came to us and asked if they could bring cows to our fields… we of course said sure because we knew they would eat our overgrown pastures down. Months passed and we never saw them so we didn’t think much about it. One Sunday afternoon after we had gone to church and eaten lunch Jose went outside & came back in a few minutes later & told me he had a surprise for me… the cows were here & had been all day & we never noticed. We are obviously not very observant. We had even had coffee looking over the field that morning and never saw them. My theory is that they were hiding behind the barn, but anyways, our farm has cows now. Cow visitors of some sort….
Layla is the black & white one & Lenny is the brown & white one. Layla is the shy one. Well, they are both shy, but she is the most shy & always hides behind Lenny. Yes, I named them. I was told that was a bad idea, but I couldn’t help it. I call them our foster cows.. they are here living their best life for a while & we are so thankful to have them bring new life to our farm. They are such beautiful creatures & truly make our farm look like a painting at times. It has also been a great learning experience to see if we want to buy cows for our farm one day. & as you can tell if you follow me on Instagram I am addicted to taking photos of them & going out to the pasture and talking to them. They are not so fond of me yet, but I’m determined.
Layla & Lenny… always together & always precious. & never safe from me & my iPhone. I just can’t get enough of them. There was also a 28 year old horse dropped off at WCF, but I’ll share more about him later. We have so much love to give that we love everything and anything that ends up on this little farm of ours no matter how long they are here for. We will be sharing more of our farm & farm life over on our farm blog [HERE], but I always want to keep you guys updated here on my main blog about the important [& super fun] farm things going on. I hope you guys enjoyed meeting Lenny & Layla today & be sure to follow me on Facebook & Instagram for more behind the scenes on the farm. Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by the blog today & for always following our journey no matter what we are doing. xx
Layla & Lenny are Fabulous!!! Yes, inspiring for a painting or two❤️
I can’t get over how pretty these photos are! Do you use an iPhone 7plus?
They are beautiful!
I just love those babies!!!! Are they young? They seem so tiny! Compared to other cows I mean… cause ya know… cows aren’t tiny Lol!
They are gorgeous cows, your pictures of them are wonderful and your property is incredible! You do love it and it shows. ??????✨☀️
I also agree with above comments , your photos are so beautiful and clear, if you don’t mind me asking what type of phone so you have, it takes amazing photos . And oh my gosh those sweet bundles of you , they are so gorgeous, I am afraid to ask but they are not there to fatten up and then be sent to a slaughter house are they ? If so. You simply must keep them , they are too cute and precious to allow that, they were brought to you for a reason … to be part of your farm family ? .. and ps… your kitties are also SO cute !! Gah… cuteness overload out there on white cottage farm !! Blessed be!! ?
Aren’t they just the sweetest?!? My family raised Herefords (like Lenny) for years. We named a few as well. They are such beautiful and gentle creatures. I love following your blog. And we’re kinda neighbors …. I live about an hour north of you. 🙂
Are you not keeping these sweet babies? I’m in love with their beautiful faces ❤️
I love seeing them on my insta feed! These are beautiful pictures – you should sell them as prints – they would look beautiful as farm house decor ❤️
love watching your stories and your new additions Layla and Lenny! we allow the farmer beside us to use part of our property for his cows. they’re so peaceful and a joy….he has no idea how much I love them. Shy, but curious
See how that whirl( cowlick) is low down on their faces. That means their temperament is good. They are pretty chilled and not much will stir them up. Temple Grand studied that.
You article about Layla and Lenny brought back memories to me of the 1940’s when we lived in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Oh, it was such a beautiful place. At that time there weren’t any big-name stores around except, maybe, Kroger. There was a section of town called “Skunk Hollow” (“Skunk Holler” natives called it”.) I don’t know how it got its name but skunks must have been involved at some point. But not then. But that’s where my boy friend, his sister and family lived. Wonder if it’s still there.
Anyhow, we lived in a little cinderblock house on a gravel road kinda on the outskirts of town. I was every bit a tomboy: wore overalls and loved to climb trees, play with snails and worms. My mother was always apprehensive when she cleaned out my pockets before washing my clothes.
Next door to us was a field wherein resided a beautiful brown and white cow. If I went near there and she saw me, she would come to me so I could pet and talk to her. I loved to feed her clover from our yard and maybe a carrot or apple. She would snuggle up to my face and hers was so silky soft. She had the biggest tongue I’d ever seen. We spent many, many a day together as there were no other kids my age to play with near us. Can you tell I also love cows? They’re so gentle and sweet.
Thank you so much for an enjoyable read.
You captured the gental beauty of Layla and Lenny so beautifully!! I fell in love with them when you first introduced them on your insta stories. Thank you for sharing your story, as well as theirs. Adore your sweet kitties as well! Many blessings
So pretty!
Wow! Thanks for the info!! That’s a cool tip.