WHAT on EARTH ?!?

I finally got a chance to take a little day trip antiqueing with some friends. We had a FABULOUS time and enjoyed looking at lots of neat things. (Yes, I admit, I brought home one or two things ... two to be exact -- with plans to take Darren back next week for more serious looking and buying ...) ... any way ... I came home parked in the garage, and proceeded to walk toward the walkway to the front door where my friend at pulled her truck in to unload my really cool bookshelf. I happened to glance down at the lawn ... and WHAT?! was that!! Do I have a strange infestation of some unknown animal? Are there ginormous burrowing animals here in Germany? Did my teenager take his tennis racket to the lawn? Did my younger son practice golf swings? WHAT is that?!

There seem to be large holes ... wait ... those look kinda like ...

At this point, I look across the street to my German neighbor. Ludwig (yes, real name) stops pushing his wheelbarrow and gives a quick explanation in German. Which, of course, I don't understand... But, I put my fingers up to make horns and say ...

Cows? To which, he confirms - by making the same gesture with his fingers by the side of his head... COWS!! All over my front lawn!! (which, of course, has had several days of wet weather, so the grass was nice and soft, perfect for cow hoof prints!)

Never a dull moment here in my country village ... I'm just sad that the one day I choose to jaunt off to another country for the day (did I mention we went Antiqueing in Belgium?), I miss the parade of cows on the lawn... oh well, maybe next time ...