Pondering....

What if I had a sit down conversation with a Farmer about Abortion? How would it go? Depends on the person's ideology of course.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You're a Dairy Farmer correct?

Yes I am.

Let me ask you another question. Do you believe in womens' health rights?

If you are asking about abortion, women should not have them. That's just not right.

So let me ask you this. What happens when one of your cows freshens too early? And she can't get the calf out?

Um. Whaddya mean?

Well, I mean she is calving but the calf has died inside and she is pushing and can't get the calf out? 

I try and pull the calf out because if I leave it in there, she'll die. If I can't get it out, I call the Vet. He's got medicine to help her get the calf out.

Wait. So you will abort your cow to save her life even before she goes down? Right?

Well. It isn't abortion really. 

Wait. It isn't? I mean if you can't get the calf out, what happens? The calf starts to rot and she dies pretty quickly right? 

Yep and then I'm outta a lotta money.

You bet you are, so you take the calf instead of waiting to see if she'll deliver it on her own.

Yep, I'd be crazy to throw away a good milk cow's life for a calf that was killing her.

So you abort her pregnancy.

No, I am saving her life.

Yes you are! Then why is it so different for human women? Shouldn't we save them from dying too? Shouldn't they get the same kind of care you give your dairy cows?

Jeesus. When you say it like that....

So we pass a law saying you can never pull a calf from a cow EVER for any reason unless she is down on the ground and near death. You and the Vet have to wait until she is gasping for her last breath before you try and save her.

I'd lose a lot of money. My farm would go belly up. You know how often that happens?

I do! I've worked on a Dairy Farm.

That kinda ain't fair. You are comparing a woman to a cow.

Oh. I guess I am to make a point. So you are saying a cow's life is more important than a woman? 

No, no .. no...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Some guys can't understand women's health and what the issue is, right? It is straightforward. Pregnancy happens and a baby comes 9 months later.

Unless it doesn't.

How can animals have more rights for their health during a pregnancy than human women?

October ...

Say goodbye to October.

The colors were incredible, the weather was quite beautiful but awfully dry. It was really a month to celebrate fall.

My camera was busy.

I hiked around our farm and sought out trails.

I enjoyed the beauty of golds, reds, and the colors of October skies. 

I watched wild life while leaning up against an ancient old oak. 

I listened to the birds chatter as they migrated through, stopping to rest in the yard and meadows.

I chuckled at the squirrels who scolded me from the Hickory trees.

I often sat quietly on the porch or a log in the woods, just to live in the moment.

and now we move on to the next chapter....

November....