Cows on the Long Beach Peninsula

Long Beach Peninsula, Washington ~ October 30, 2001

I encountered these cows, steer, heifers, or whatever on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington shortly after I moooooved to Astoria from Colorado. Not that there were no cows in Colorado - there were plenty - but they didn't live in drippy rainforests. I found the mossy, licheny environment very enchanting and somewhat peculiar, as this scene is a scant couple of miles (if that) from the ocean. It was nice to see some friendly faces, and amusing to think that these bovines rated a home of their own, even though they didn't seem to take care of it very well.

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"Please DO NOT Touch Or Climb On Cows"

Tillamook, Oregon ~ March 11, 2006

Tillamook Visitors' Center

This post is especially for someone who likes Tillamook cheese and yogurt, but what most people like to sample when they come here is the ICE CREAM. And don't forget the Fudge Counter. It takes about an hour and a half to drive from Astoria to Tillamook if you don't stop, but the drive is along Oregon's amazing coastline, so most people want to stop and take lots of photos along the way, or at least look at the scenery. Once to you get to Tillamook, here are a few things you'll see on a visit to Dairy Heaven. First, the sign over the entrance.

Then the side of the building. I see that some people are enjoying the sun after filling up on cold dairy products.

Upstairs, there are viewing windows on both sides of a hallway. You can't miss the big milk cartons that look like cows, but also note that there's a country-style mini table with dairy products. If I remember after all these years, it's only for display. Darn.

Through tinted windows you can see lots of cheese and processing equipment . . .

. . . along with guys in shower caps.

And more processing equipment. It's pretty cool looking.

Except for the taste-testing, here is my favorite part. Fake cows. The green sign in front is where I got the title for the post.

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Kathryn George, Congratulations on Your Moo-sical Cow!

April 24, 2010

I was walking through Safeway buying groceries and minding my own business, when I encountered this rare and wonderful sight. I took some photos, of course, but I didn't know much about it. When I finally got around to posting this beautifully-painted cow, I looked it up online and realized just how special it was. Cow-painter Kathryn George is one of only 20 students in the entire U.S. who was a finalist in the Lucerne Art of the Dairy cow-painting contest. Congratulations, Kathryn! Your cow is beautiful and you are talented. I love blue. I'm glad I got a chance to see this!

Kathryn attends Knappa High School. For those who don't know the area, Knappa is just a few twists and turns up the road east of Astoria.

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