Toro Trek

A couple days ago Brooke and I went hiking in Toro Park, a county park about 10 miles inland. Grazing is still allowed in parts of the park, so we had a chance to interact with the resident livestock. This group was hanging out on a hillside, with a few yearlings. It appeared the cow in the foreground was like the boss bovine, as she was stationed closest to the trail and kept an eye on us most of the time. But everyone was mellow, as is usually the case with cows. I think that's why they're so popular with us fast paced, overscheduled, stressed humans. None of those descriptions apply to cows.

There are a lot of massive, gnarly oak trees in the park, perfect for climbing. The Brookester promptly hopped into the branches and began clambering about.

Skies were gray, but no rain. Such conditions are good for abstract scenes...a branch, some moss, the sky.