Welcome Frank!

Happiness is no laughing matter. Richard Whately

Frank showed up one morning with a smile and a box of chocolates. I was smitten immediately. I must admit he had me with those twinkling eyes and huge smile but when I opened up that little golden box and took a bite out of that creamy chocolate treat I was in love. Frank and I were going to be forever.

I told Frank I was just about to go and check the cows so I asked if he would like to go, he jumped into my backpack. I zipped him in after all it can be dangerous on the farm if you are not careful. He was excited at seeing cows and maybe getting a chance to run among trees where he had heard tales of his ancestors running free hundreds of years ago.

When we made it to the tractor I was having a hard time keeping Frank calm he was so excited and after seeing the bear bell attached to my backpack he did not want to miss anything so I let him ride on the dash of the tractor. In Frank’s words “I want to see everything, well maybe not the Bear.” Since there was not a lot of traffic and he promised to hold on tight I knew he would be OK, after all this was his very first adventure.

We pulled up in front of the cows and I had to grab tight to Frank as he just wanted to run right out and see them. I told him they may not like that and would probably run as he was still a stranger so we would have to go slow.

The cows were staring at Frank and one of the girls was very excited to see Frank’s fancy coat. She had never seen one like it before but her ancestors talked of coats seen on others of his kind hundreds of years ago. She was excited, she had heard Frank’s kind were extinct.

I told Frank I had to go back deeper in the bush to check to see if there were any more calves being born Frank said that he was a little afraid of Bears and was enjoying his new found friends so he would like to stay here. He climbed up in the tree and said he would wait. He promised me he would stay put in the tree, I knew he would be safe so I agreed.

After searching and finding new calf #12 I headed back to Frank. It seems Frank was not as afraid as he had let on as I found him on the ground talking to a Mother and her calf. He was a hit; I informed him it was time to go. He said Goodbye to the girls and promised he would be back tomorrow, we headed for the tractor.

Frank asked me to write his family in the land far away and thank them for sending him to the farm he is going to be very happy here even though he will miss them.

So Thank you Delores @The Feathered Nest I will let you know how he is doing. “Frank slow down, you’re going to fall”

Later