Crop circles used to grab anyone’s attention when they showed up. No one ever really seemed to know where exactly these geometric designs came from or how they got there.

These designs most commonly occurred across the English countryside, but on occasion made their way to other places. Now it seems as if they are making their way to America. But the crop circles in the U.S. aren’t quite the same as the ones from the UK. It isn’t a secret where these crop circles are coming from, and they aren’t exactly crop circles.

North Dakota farmer, Gene Hanson, doesn’t take out across the pasture stomping in the grass to make cool shapes and patterns. Instead, he borrows his neighbors cattle to do the work. Hanson lives in Edgeley, North Dakota, and loves using his drone to take pictures and videos of the countryside around his home. But eventually it seemed as if he had seen everything.

That’s when he decided to get creative and start a new hobby. He uses the cattle to create living, breathing works of art in the pastures below and catches them on photos from flying the drone above. For Christmas this year, he decided to do something special to help people remember the true meaning of Christmas. With the help of a few farm hands, he brought his vision to life.

Using 150 Angus cows from the Richard Mooch Ranch, feed was put down in the sign of a cross, and when the cattle went to feed, guess what happened. You guessed it, a big black cross appeared in the field.

“Tis the season to be holy, and this simple message is something that many folks can get on board with,” said Hanson. But this isn’t the first time he’s gotten creative for the holidays.

Last year he plowed “Merry Christmas” into his field. This year he also put a cross out in his pasture that measured 25 feet tall by 15 feet wide that has solar lights and can be seen along U.S. Highway 281.

Guess this farmer gives a whole new meaning to the saying “Holy Cow!” Don’t you agree? Be sure to share this story with your family and friends.