As those of you who have followed this blog since last year know, I have developed a real affection for these Angus cattle. Well this year they had an amazing number of calves and now they all are grazing around the fields. This group was lounging in the shade of one of the fields when Abner and I went by on one of our walks a couple days ago. It is really strange to have all these black cows staring at you when you walk by. I don't know whether they were interested in Abner or me, but by the third shot you can see that they all started headed over to the fence where we were. Nothing happens quickly with these cattle, but it was strange.

This is a shot of Abner when Matt and Bear joined us for a brief hike to the Craggy Peak overlook on Sunday. It was a little warm in Asheville so we headed up to Craggy Peak (6,100 feet) for a little cooler weather. It turned out that it was a lot cooler. . .like 15 degrees. Abner liked it. I almost put on a jacket.