Cows
The geocache is not at the posted co ordinates.
Prelude
(A prelude is an introductory piece that often has an improvisational feel.)
I set off to scout locations for a contribution to the 2025 “GC Project: It's Raining Caches” - beginning randomly just down the road in Mil Mil Street. Setrite, my partner-in-crime saw potential here. The street is a “couple of Ks short of an essential ingredient of cheddar cheese”, he quipped. And that was the beginning...
This opus – (very loosely) in the form of a set of Renaissance dances – is in praise of COWS.
Musical Cows, Placid Cows, Dancing Cows, Poetic Cows, Cows with Guns
Silly Cows, Frolicking Cows, Smiling Cows----------Udderly Fantastic Beasts
The cow is of the bovine ilk
One end is moo, the other, milk
-- Ogden Nash
Pavane
(A slow and dignified dance with a hint of melancholy)
In Willie Nelson's rendition of Milk Cow Blues, we experience the sadness of his loss.
Well I woke up this mornin'
Looked outdoors
I can tell my milk cow
I can tell by the way she lows (Yes that doesn't rhyme properly)
If you see my milk cow
Please drive her on home
'Cause I ain't had no milk and butter
Since that cow been gone
--Song by Tyler Hilton
If you wish, you can listen to this on Youtube on the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GnEpw-A0to
Galliarde
(The Galliarde is an athletic dance, characterised by leaps, jumps, hops.)
No this is a red herring
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon 
-- Traditional nursery rhyme
And that's all pretty athletic sounding. "But WHY did she jump over the moon?" - you ask.
One explanation is that a king advised her that this would cure her dancing affliction. Dancing "affliction" !!?? Oh well... better I suppose than getting her feet chopped off like the girl in The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen. Cowabunga !!!!!!
Gigue
(The Gigue or Jig is known for its rhythmic patterns and spirited energy.)
Dig out your tin whistle, fiddle, harp, uillean pipes, bodhran and let's party
Francis O'Neill is the composer of this Irish jig, which was published in his 1903 collection 'Music of Ireland'.
And that spotted bovine is definitely kicking up her heels. Holy Cow !!
You will find the geocache at
S 33° 50.ABC E 151° 12.FGH
This geocache was part of GC Project: It's Raining Caches 2025.
The project's aim was to create a rain of new geocaches to fall from the sky across the state of NSW at 9am on 19th January 2025 - 1 week before Sydney Geoquest, the first Block Party in the Southern Hemisphere.
Many legendary hiders came together to generously contribute their finest geocaches to build excitement and connection amongst the community and for all finders to enjoy years after the event.
This geocache helped make it rain.
