Driving west on U.S. Route 224 from Findlay to the Village of Ottawa, you pass through the small town of Gilboa, distinguished mainly by a big grain elevator right off 224. Well, there's that elevator and then the big cow. Technically, I guess, it's a bull. Situated at the entrance to the Gilboa community park is this bovine masterpiece. It's probably at least twelve feet tall. I didn't measure it, but I had to stop on my way back from a meeting in Ottawa and take a couple pictures. Here it is with my car off to the side, to give some idea of scale:
I understand from a friend at work that there is a big chicken somewhere in southwestern Ohio. Perhaps some day I will have the opportunity to snap that one as well, and add to my collection of Huge Barnyard Critters.
Driving west on U.S. Route 224 from Findlay to the Village of Ottawa, you pass through the small town of Gilboa, distinguished mainly by a big grain elevator right off 224. Well, there's that elevator and then the big cow. Technically, I guess, it's a bull. Situated at the entrance to the Gilboa community park is this bovine masterpiece. It's probably at least twelve feet tall. I didn't measure it, but I had to stop on my way back from a meeting in Ottawa and take a couple pictures. Here it is with my car off to the side, to give some idea of scale:
I understand from a friend at work that there is a big chicken somewhere in southwestern Ohio. Perhaps some day I will have the opportunity to snap that one as well, and add to my collection of Huge Barnyard Critters.
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Do I have a cow for you. One of the local ice creams makers comes to events with a cow advertising the ice cream.
get a picture!
Is it a random cow or is there meaning behind it?
I don't think there is any meaning or connection. Just something to make people stop and take pictures, notice there is a town there, etc.
...a random act of cowness, if you will...
Today on our way to PA, I saw a cow statue about half that size (Gerry, is that the one you are talking about?) and 2 pink pigs with bandanas (at a different location). Guess I should have stopped.
I did not know you had this obsession. Of course I might have guessed, considering your daughter's H.S. graduation lawn decoration. Hey- you MUST find a pic of that and use on a future WOF!!
Now that is a bunch of bull!
Margaret: Not an obsession. It's just a BIG COW. You'd stop too. I might have a chance to get a shot of the graduation "ornament" - we may be in the vicinity tomorrow if daughter makes good on promise to take Dad out for Father's Day.
Jessica: Yes it is a LOT of bull! You have to look up to that dude.
Perhaps some day I will have the opportunity to snap that one as well, and add to my collection of Huge Barnyard Critters.
This was the quote that I was referring to when kidding about your obsession. I thought you had some sort of ongoing collection.
Well, at this point, a collection of one. But you have to start somewhere, and the Gilboa Cow's as good a place as any, I suppose.
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