The Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, New York, had all the usual fun, but for me the highlight was seeing the first calf born at the fair.
This two minute video ends with my sketch-encounter with the calf named “Trouble.” He was born at 1:00 a.m. When we saw him stagger to his feet he was just nine hours old.
When I mentioned to the farmer that he didn’t seem too steady yet, he laughed and said, “If we let him loose right now, he could run faster than I could.”
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