Great Marsh

It’s hard to fathom that these vast acres of salt marsh were frequented by cows and other livestock to graze on the hay twice-daily with the tidal changes.

It’s the ideal setting for a comic panel of “The Far Side”. Imagine the field filled with bovine frollicking as if in a public park, and a single family of sheep show up with their picnic fixings and one of them comments, “I told you we should’ve gotten here earlier! No doubt they’ve already eaten all the best greenery. And you can guarantee there won’t be a clean spot anywhere to lay down a blanket now!!”

Words and images by Michael J. Hall