Normally I do not write about the
same place several times (this is the third time in this particular case!).
However, on one of many weekends that I have spent in this very special
hideaway somewhere in the heights of Switzerland, I could not help but capture
these beautiful landscapes and I wanted to share them with you.
These are photos of mountains,
meadows, old huts (or “mazots”), chalets, pastures, grazing cows, horses,
blue/grey shades of sky, wild flowers...and me barefoot in this wonderful green
land that I have nicknamed Heidi’s Country.
I hope you
like this very special place!
Lots of Love
When these young cows saw us arriving, they rushed up to the fence to see us.
One even posed for
the picture…look at her leg…Sweetheart and I had a good laugh…so cute…
I never get tired of this beautiful scenery of nature
Never get
tired of photographing wildflowers
I never get tired of watching cows
grazing. There are various breeds of cow out in the pastures, for example:
Hérens, Montbéliarde…
The Montbéliarde cow
The Hérens cow
Did you know that they eat all their
food twice? Once the cow has grazed a large amount of grass, it will lie down
quietly and regurgitate what it has eaten in small mouthfuls which it re-chews
for better digestion. This process is known
as rumination or, more commonly, chewing the cud.
Here is a ruminating Hérens cow.
The region is full of “bisses”.
These are irrigation or mill water supply channels carved into the
mountainside.
Another attraction very dear to my
heart are the various improvised tiny sanctuaries where one can place a lighted
candle.
