Your choice, gale and bird.

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1. Waking up to the radio -- it was Farming Today talking about cows who are allowed to decide when they want to be milked. They queue up to use a robot milking machine and when they're empty, they wander off to graze or if they like they can stand in a barn, or go next to a fan that blows the flies off them.

2. Autumn leaves blowing past my window.

3. The sizzling sound of a roasting chicken. Oh, and discovering the bag of gibblets tucked inside the carcass before I started cooking.

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  1. Sukanya CTuesday, October 25, 2005

    Very thoughtful farmer that... Allowing cows to choose!

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  2. Sukanya CTuesday, October 25, 2005

    Oops...I hit the post button before I finished. Am linking your blog to mine...very nice idea ... 3 beautiful days. I dont people and places you refer to but the idea to stop and think abt a few beautiful things everyday is nice.

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  3. ClareTuesday, October 25, 2005

    Thanks, Saint Faron! What is the address of your blog -- I'd love to take a look.

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  4. Sukanya CTuesday, October 25, 2005

    its http://saintfaron.blogspot.com

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  5. JoeinVegasTuesday, October 25, 2005

    4. Finding the bag of giblets when carving the roasted bird, but it came out good anyway (the bird, not the giblets). (My sister-in-law's first turkey)

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  6. ClareWednesday, October 26, 2005

    Andrew, is that a hint... I could go outside into the street and shout the posts if you'd prefer it.

    Joe -- ha ha, that's happened in my household, too. That's also partly why finding the bag of gibblets was a beautiful thing.

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