We saw this perplexing tree...not sure what happened to its branches.
Chatting with the ranger manning the gift shop (which would certainly be my least favorite task if I were a ranger), we learned that the meadows are maintained by a fleet of cows deployed strategically to keep things trim. The cows are not owned by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, they're owned by the Department of Corrections. Apparently they're used for some sort of work program. (The herd also includes cows sentenced through the Virginia criminal justice system. Most of them are in the pen for attempted car theft. This seems surprising because you so infrequently hear about cows stealing cars, but it's because they're almost always caught -- they break the window, but are usually still trying in futility to hotwire the car when the police arrive.)
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As a matter of fact, Teague, the very next item in my Google Reader list was this photo of cows stealing a car. Don't joke -- it's a serious problem!
I know...how can these cows have such udder disregard for the rule of law?
And not wearing seatbelts -- that's a moooving violation!
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