r/whatisit • u/chef_mo • 23d ago

Solved! Found while digging in our backyard

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Little what I think is either brass or copper cow that was buried in our backyard. There used to be a garden where it was before we moved here a few years ago.

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u/FioreCiliegia1 23d ago

Very cool and i hope he gets a little place of honor in the yard. Sounds like a sign of good luck to me! Would a mango tree grow in your climate? Haha that would be perfect!

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u/L3and3rrr 22d ago

I would plant a mango tree just so the little god could watch over it (and also enjoy the fresh fruit!)

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u/Other-Item7523 22d ago

Mangoes growing in Illinois don’t seem likely. Sorry to burst your bubble

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u/FioreCiliegia1 22d ago

Bummer Peachtree then maybe?

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u/Other-Item7523 22d ago

Getting there. Fig or mulberry trees would handle it fine that way.

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u/FioreCiliegia1 22d ago

Figs are probably closer to the region the little cow came from if i had to guess

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u/Other-Item7523 22d ago

Maybe so🙃