{"id":389,"date":"2010-10-08T11:30:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2017-06-08T11:31:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T11:31:49","slug":"cow-parade-puts-watermelon-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2010\/10\/cow-parade-puts-watermelon-on-display\/","title":{"rendered":"COW PARADE PUTS WATERMELON ON DISPLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, something called the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cowparade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Cow Parade<\/a> made a stop in my area. For those who don\u2019t know, the Cow Parade is a traveling public art exhibit that asks local artists to paint a hundred or more life-sized fiberglass cows, which are then displayed throughout the region, both indoors and out. The Cow Parade has appeared in cities all over the world and dozens of major U.S. cities, including Chicago, Houston and Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really fun to see the different designs that are painted on the cows, but one thing I\u2019ve noticed is that there have been several watermelon-themed cows created over the years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-tokyo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-998\" title=\"cow tokyo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-tokyo.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-tokyo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-tokyo.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cow Parade \u2013 Tokyo, Japan (2006) \u2013 \u201cSuica\u201d (watermelon)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the only watermelon cow I could find of the \u201clying down\u201d variety, but I like this one because of the incredible attention to detail, including the realistic stripes and stem spot on top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-boston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1001 aligncenter\" title=\"cow boston\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-boston.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cow Parade \u2013 Atlanta (2003) \u2013 \u201cWatermelon Helen and Crazy Crow Cousins\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This design includes a cowbell. The \u201cCrazy Crow Cousins\u201d can be seen perched on Watermelon Helen\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-unknown.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1002 aligncenter\" title=\"cow unknown\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/cow-unknown.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"634\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cow Parade \u2013 West Hartford, CT (2007) \u2013 \u201cMelonCOWly\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know much about this cow, except that it\u2019s one of the better watermelon-themed cows I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, something called the Cow Parade made a stop in my area. 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