Sometimes questions just get answered without much effort from the asker. This past weekend, I was having a conversation with my friend Jeremy about placentas. He asked me if animals eat their placentas and cut their babies umbilical cords. I remember our miniature dacshound, Bachi, eating placenta after birthing her 3 miniscule puppies, but I didn't know about other animals, like say, deer, goats or cows. I told him I could find out. The next day I was walking out by the Mecho's house, and the lady Mechos came out to tell me about their new calf, Leslie Patience, who had been born hours before. I was invited by Mama Mecho to go out to the barn to see the tiny calf, and this is what I walked into...
Well, that answers that.
(To be fair, it has been made known to me that a cow does not always choose to eat her placenta.)
After an exciting photo session with Maude and Leslie Patience (complete with the dynamic and slurpy soundtrack of a large animal without opposable digits snarfing down a steaming placenta), I went for a most lovely walk in the snow up to my new homeplace. The late afternoon light across the sky and snow cast a most peaceful aura over the old cemetery up there, and the woods were silent and still. Snow everwhere (except the site I am considering for my house.) I walked until twilight began its blue midwinter descent over the mountains. It is quite beautiful in these parts.
7 comments:
Dana, just beautiful. Very visual discriptions of plecenta eating, and wordy soundtrack portrayal! Makes me very hungry.
after PPD for our second child. after much research, my wife ate a piece of her placenta with both subsequent children. we even dehydrated some for later consumption when the PPD might creep in.
i admit initially being freaked out by it but just look at that cow... that seems natural doesn't it?
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Starla Twila Dana Dee, I am overcome with joy to find your blog via my blog. What a miraculous gift to peek into your life! I literally gasped when I saw and read about the cemetery near your home site. I have a very deep affection and adoration for cemeteries and every aspect of mourning rituals. But enough about that-I can't wait to peruse your writing! I too am working on my writing and it is fast eclipsing all my other passions (well, almost). You are by far the most unique and delightful soul I have ever met and I am so overjoyed to reconnect with you.
Let's see...I'd like to suggest you write about...psychic connections you've experienced!
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