Madison trip: The Cattle Call Contest

OK, folks. On to happier memories: the cows that roamed around downtown Madison during our recent visit. Here is the link to the website about it. The cows will be in Madison until early October.

The dairy industry is, of course, still king in Wisconsin, and Wisconsinites love the dairyland humor. Check out these T-shirts in a shop we visited.


Second from right: "My farmer milked me today ... It felt pretty good."
Far right: "Who cut the cheese?"

And have you ever seen the cheeseheads at Green Bay Packers games? There's plenty more cheesy stuff to wear on your head. Fezzezzes. Cowboy hats. Sombreros. Firefighters' helmets.


So guess what? We're going to have a little contest. Here's a whole herd of cows. Which are your favorites?

Rank them 1-2-3 and leave your votes in a blog comment. In a week or so, I'll tally up the results and announce the King/Queen of Madison's Cows. Remember, I had a few cows in previous "Madison" posts, but most of them are here.

Ready? This one is "Cowpiary."


Meet "Full Tank." This is the back side. The front of the cows are on the other side. But this side explains the name better.


"Wisconsin Winter"


"Barnacles" Can you see why it has that name?


One of the best puns in the herd. "Pasture Bedtime."


"The Cows Are Out"


No fewer than three different cows honored this American artist. Here is my favorite of the three: "Georgia O'Cowffe."


Meet "Babushka Marushka, the Polka Dot Cow."


Here is "Bovine Blanket."


Care for some "Half and Half"?


Here's some "Animal Magnetism." I'm attracted. (Is that K on the left?)


This is obviously a "Bountiful Bovine."


And this is "Wisconscene."


It's morning: "Rise and Shine." (I do so love Van Gogh's artwork.)


Now it's night: "Moon Over Madison."


The other pictures that appeared earlier were:
Day 1 entry: Cow Lloyd Wright
Day 2 entry: Holstein Parade
Day 3 entries: Bobbin Yount of the Moowaukee Brewers; Fauna Folly; To the Moon

I could have kept going and going. My "short list" of entries for this contest was about 30. We had one covered with state highway maps. Several with scenes of Madison and the Capitol. Others with day and night sides of farm life. "Glinda, the Good Witch Cow." "Wisconsin Rocks": all covered with rocks, spelling "Wisconsin" on one side and "Rocks" on the other.

I don't know how many are posted here. I lost count. But look them over cast your votes for your top three.

Whew! I'm tired!