Friday, May 10, 2013

In the Barnyard


Trifextra:  Week Sixty-Seven


On to the weekend challenge.  This weekend we want you to give us 33 words (exactly) that include among them at least one example of onomatopoeia.  When looking for a good page to link to in order to help describe the device, we stumbled upon our very own Apoplectic Apostrophes' post on literary devices.  Check it out if you need help remembering how onomatopoeia work.





Cows mooing loudly.

Tails thump, lazily swatting flies.

The bull snorts, spoiling for a fight.

The crunch of hay.

The telltale squish as I forget to watch where I’m walking.



Ahhh, farm life.

"Do you taste like chicken?"

Photo credit:  Me.

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22 comments:

  1. KirMay 10, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    OOOH, this was so good.
    I could smell those cows and I could feel that squish of "oh my god , what did I just step in??"

    I'm not much of a farm girl, but I felt like one reading this.

    have a great weekend

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    1. NennaMay 10, 2013 at 1:06 PM

      Ha ha...believe it or not, you get used to the smell and the squishing doesn't even slow you down. You tend to lose your sensitivity when you live on a farm. Oh, the stories I could tell you... ;)

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  2. Tara R.May 10, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    My grandparents raised cows when I was young. I learned quickly to watch where I walked if in their field.

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  3. AnonymousMay 10, 2013 at 1:48 PM

    Your post goes nicely with Lance's response this week! I like living near the forest, and I like nature, but I'm definitely not a farm girl. The thought of getting the squish off my shoe. Ew. :)

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    1. NennaMay 11, 2013 at 10:14 PM

      I saw that! I swear, I didn't read it before I wrote mine!

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  4. PirateMay 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Very good!

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  5. TrifectaMay 10, 2013 at 9:47 PM

    Ha, made me laugh:)

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  6. UnknownMay 10, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    Yup that squish is distinctive.

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  7. Maggie GraceMay 11, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    lol...could hear it all!

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  8. DraugMay 11, 2013 at 9:01 AM

    It washes off (: Great little description.

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  9. Valerie BoersmaMay 11, 2013 at 9:53 AM

    This was perfect! And it reminds me that I really need to get a pair of rubber boots;)

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  10. AnonymousMay 11, 2013 at 2:15 PM

    This takes me there. Nice work.

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  11. AnonymousMay 11, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    Ahaha! Great response. A step by step guide to farm life! :D

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  12. jodyMay 11, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    yes, I'd much rather hear the sound the hay made when something's underfoot - very sense-invoking read :)
    Btw, I can't get your site to recognize my Wordpress ID??? "Your OpenID credentials could not be verified." Of course, I had that same problem when I tried to hand the bouncer my enhanced-license at the age of 16 too. (Perhaps it's a run-over.) -jody

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    1. NennaMay 11, 2013 at 9:23 PM

      Hmmm, must be a Blogger thing, because I have it set to allow comments from anybody. Sorry it gave you a hard time!

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  13. AtreyeeMay 12, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    Eww-stepped in what?lol!Lovely piece Nenna-took me back right to my childhood where we did experience a little of these things as one of our neighbours had some buffaloes& we purchased milk from them-they later became damned rich & opened up a modern dairy farm on the outskirts of our town:-)

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  14. SuzanneMay 12, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Ah, childhood memories! Been there. Great job with the prompt!

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  15. allmylivesnowMay 12, 2013 at 8:04 PM

    I have to admit I wasn't ready for that "squish". Great story!!!

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  16. September DreamsMay 13, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    The telltale squish made me nostalgic... Lol... Good one.

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  17. September DreamsMay 13, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    The telltale squish made me nostalgic... my goof-up at a wrong time... lol.
    Good use of the prompt.

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  18. kymmMay 13, 2013 at 4:27 AM

    Hahaha. Thanks for the laugh. Squish. Hahaha.

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  19. AnonymousMay 13, 2013 at 3:25 PM

    I love the way you set the scene with the different actions and noises in each sentence.

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