We woke up to a balmy 7 degrees this morning, I might switch to polo shirts and shorts. We went out to the pasture, and there was a great “High Noon” scene there, Liam had come out of the pole barn and Red just came into the gate. They went into their stare down as Red inched up the path slowly and without hesitation. No panic or excitement.

Liam stood his ground until Red got to the corner of the barn, and he made a mild gesture towards butting Red, which Red ignored. Liam backed into the barn, strutting and posturing a bit. Red doesn’t mind strutting or posturing, as long as Liam goes where Red tells him to go. Testosterone all around.

Come to think of it, there is a Gary Cooper quality to Red, he is steady and calm under pressure, he doesn’t lose his cool, he is never more violent than he absolutely has to be and he always gets the job done.