{"id":11015,"date":"2022-09-06T13:08:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11015"},"modified":"2022-09-07T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T22:13:45","slug":"when-the-cows-come-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11015","title":{"rendered":"When the cows come home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s September, and that means it\u2019s time for the cattle to start coming down from their summer pastures in the high Alps. The first herd to come down is usually the one from Pletschenalp above Lauterbrunnen. Here they come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-2048x1447.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2500-424x300.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hurry up Matilda!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-2048x1469.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2506-418x300.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, it\u2019s a very popular event. The cattle aren\u2019t in any hurry, and the cowherds have their work cut out trying to stop the cows wandering into shops or gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-2048x1448.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_2507-424x300.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traffic, needless to say, is brought to a complete standstill while the cattle make their way to a field by the waterfall. Once there, their owners will take them back to their farms further down the valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s September, and that means it\u2019s time for the cattle to start coming down from their summer pastures in the high Alps. The first herd to come down is usually the one from Pletschenalp above Lauterbrunnen. Here they come. 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