Milton Keynes's "friendly" Cows
As some of you know I am a farmer's daughter so have always had a love of animals including cows. Since being a cacher unfortunately my love of cows has not been the same and I have unfortunately, like other cachers, come across some very unfriendly ones. Some cachers would say they are a cacher's nightmare!
To log this virtual you must visit the coordinates listed where you will be greeted with Milton Keynes's famous cows who I can assure you are all very friendly!
Milton Keynes has become famous for its concrete cows that live in a field in Bancroft. They consist of three cows and three calves.
They were made by Liz Leyh, a Canadian born artist at Stacey Hill Farm, now the home of Milton Keynes Museum, when the farmhouse was used by various artists and writers in residence who were employed by Milton Keynes Development Corporation.
During their lifetime the cows have lead a rather adventurous lifestyle, kidnapped and held to ransom on occasion, placed in somewhat compromising poses, not to mention the occasional wanton vandalism and periodic repainting. They have often featured as headline news to the national media, keen to brand the city with a rather quirky image. Today they graze in peace close to the place of their birth, in relative anonymity apart from the occasional glance from the passing motorists.
Over the years a number of unfortunate things have happened to the cows, they have been stolen, had 'pyjamas' painted on them, BSE graffiti and Lesley has even had to rebuild them after they were beheaded.
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To claim your find, please
1. Upload a photo to your log of either yourself (face optional), your gps device or your caching name on a piece of paper with the Concrete Cows in the background.
2. Send me the answer to this question via my profile. See note below for finds during the MK Mega week.
Question
You will note that one of the calves has its head in the ground. How many white spots/patches does this calf have?
You may log this as found as soon as you have sent your answers, you do not need to wait for confirmation. However if the answers are not received your log may be deleted.
NB ANY FINDS DURNG THE MK MEGA WEEK IE MONDAY 31 JULY TO SUN 6 AUG INCLUSIVE, DO NOT REQUIRE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION TO BE EMAILED TO ME AS I DO NOT WANT TO RECEIVE LOADS AND LOADS OF EMAILS! YOU JUST NEED TO POST A PHOTO WITH YOUR LOG OF EITHER YOURSELF (FACE OPTIONAL), YOUR GPS DEVICE OR YOUR CACHING NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER WITH THE CONCRETE COWS IN THE BACKGROUND.
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Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.