{"id":400,"date":"2006-03-04T10:20:17","date_gmt":"2006-03-04T17:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2006\/the-cow-of-the-independence.html"},"modified":"2007-02-11T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2007-02-11T15:05:15","slug":"the-cow-of-the-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2006\/the-cow-of-the-independence.html","title":{"rendered":"The Cow of the Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>I just had to laugh when I saw the <\/b><b>Poulettes<\/b> posting pictures of cows in Mexico City. &nbsp;The fiberglass creations represent mainly Mexican culture and were sponsored by local companies.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, here in Calgary we did the same thing (and Calgary wasn&#8217;t the only other city &#8211; but since Calgary is nicknamed &quot;Cow Town&quot; it perhaps makes the most sense here!).<\/p>\n<table width=\"168\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/cow-of-independance.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Vaca de la Independencia\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p> &nbsp;The cows were displayed all over the city a few years ago and auctioned off to raise money for charity. &nbsp;However, some of the cows are still on display. &nbsp;When we went to the Calgary airport to head to Mexico City and back, we saw one of the cows dutifully painting a mural on an outdoor wall.<\/p>\n<p>So, in yet another illustration of how Calgary and Mexico are alike, I encourage you to go and see some of our cows.&nbsp; Here are some <a href=\"http:\/\/members.shaw.ca\/picscandlish\/cow.htm\">photos of the cows in Calgary<\/a>, and another set with some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nucleus.com\/~keith\/cowphotos.html\">even better cows from Calgary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, head on over to see <a href=\"http:\/\/ymimexico.org\/2006\/03\/03\/a-really-good-day\/\">Poulettes&#8217; post about their day in Mexico City<\/a>, and don&#8217;t miss clicking over to their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ymimexico\/sets\/72057594074375010\/\">Flickr photos<\/a>. &nbsp;The &quot;<i>Vaca de la Independencia<\/i>&quot; (Cow of the Independance) to the right is from their collection, a take-of of a famous monument in Mexico City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just had to laugh when I saw the Poulettes posting pictures of cows in Mexico City. &nbsp;The fiberglass creations represent mainly Mexican culture and were sponsored by local companies. 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