Breaking: Cows are healthier when they eat things cows naturally eat, instead of things chosen solely for the convenience of people.
Why are we suddenly hearing about this remarkable finding? One of the health benefits of feeding cows this “new” diet is that they aren’t as gassy. The gas in question (methane) is a powerful global warmer, and any chance to reduce warming gasses without irking the energy industry is bound to get ink.
Here’s the story from today’s New York Times: Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas.
Ok, let’s start by being honest. Lilac bouquets do not last, period. Or at least they don’t last like tulips, say, or peonies, or even roses. This is partly because lilacs wilt fast and partly because there’s no wiggle room: tulips and peonies and roses remain beguiling in decline; lilacs look awful as soon as they don’t look wonderful.
To keep them looking wonderful for as long as possible:
* Choose trusses that are about half open – if they’re mostly buds, they’ll just give up before going any farther and if every florette is blooming the end is already near.
* Cut them early in the morning before the bark heats up and put them up to their necks in the large bucket of tepid water you have right with you.
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What’s to say? A mom and three very playful kits. Beyond adorable – and they don’t eat vegetables.
In fact they eat grasshoppers, voles, mice and similar garden comestibles to which they are more than welcome.
Momfox, somewhat fuzzily through the back window at dusk. Stay tuned for the little ones if I can swing it. They must live in the neighborhood; this is the fourth sighting.
