A bridge has one purpose; a means to get you across a creek, river, ravine or vast expanse to the other side. Today Gene put a bridge across one of our small creeks so that the cows can have easier access to the pasture on the other side. We are in the process of fencing our cattle out of the creeks so some changes had to be made in how the cattle can access certain fields.
Gene is a genius at repurposing old or unused “stuff” into something useful. He had an old flatbed truck bed with a steel frame and floor that years ago he had put onto a wagon frame but now is no longer using. He saw the potential! It could be a bridge! Like a cat with nine lives, the truck bed is now on it’s third life. 
The wagon.
Using a torch to cut the front head board off.
Ready to go to the woods.
Pulling and pushing into place.
It works!
I went down later to check on the project. The “bridge” was anchored in place and the fence posts on each side are ready to be strung with wire. Two cows were checking it out.
I sat and watched to see what the cows would do. When they were done snooping, one went to the left and crossed the creek and the other went to the right, down a steep bank and jumped across! In a few days their old crossings will be fenced off and they will have to use the bridge.
Sometimes I get so frustrated with some of the old stuff sitting around and then Gene amazes me with what he does with it. Like they say, “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” A worn out wagon once again has new life. And the cows, they have a bridge to the other side.
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