Holsteins come in threes?

We love our Holstein dairy cattle in the Upper Midwest. The prettiest of the four-stomached gentle vegetarian beasts, if I do say so myself. Or maybe I'm just partial, being an unabashed Upper-Midwestern girl (and perhaps fellow gentle vegetarian beast).

First, three friends we encountered at the Freeborn County Fair:















Next, an awesome house in Albert Lea, Minn., devoted to said cows:




















(I almost described the above as "an udderly moo-ving tribute," but then I almost barfed from my own doings. In fact, mentioning it post hoc is currently making me gag.)