Now that we’re living and working offshore, it’s always nice to keep up with how things are going at home in our absence. Our neighbour runs his cattle over to graze our property and so animals are still a presence at our place. And it’s great to get photos of what people are doing. Number 2 Son recently sent us some snaps of his toddler son. A year ago before we left NZ, Himself read and re-read the story to our grandson about a black and white cow. This children’s story is based on a real life situation that happened a few years ago in New Zealand. The storybook has become battered as do children’s favourite things but evidently the reading habit has stuck - as grandson shows his moo(ve)s. He is holding one toy cow from his farm animals toy collection that he’s had since he was two years old.
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- What do you see in the picture? A cow swimming in the water … good. Just like it floods at our place …
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- A ‘dummy-sucking’, page-turning pause
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- Farmer Riley was swept into the water when she tried to move the cows onto dry ground …
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- Farmer Riley held onto Number 569 as the big cow swam them to safety on dry ground …
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- Farmer Riley milks lots of black and white cows like this
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- Time for one-on-one reading tuition
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- What! Do you want me to read the story again?
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- Who wants to read aloud? You read the story to me!
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- Alright! One more time … and then it’s off to bed
