{"id":12304,"date":"2023-09-12T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12304"},"modified":"2023-09-12T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:31:06","slug":"here-come-the-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12304","title":{"rendered":"Here come the cows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Autumn will soon be here, so it\u2019s time for the first of the cows to come down from the high pastures. The main street in Lauterbrunnen is closed, and the pavements are lined with sightseers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-1024x794.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-1024x794.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-768x596.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-1536x1192.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-2048x1589.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3870-387x300.jpeg 387w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This herd has spent the summer up at Pletschenalp, which is on the opposite side of the valley from us. Some of the headdresses are quite elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-1024x756.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-1024x756.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-768x567.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-1536x1134.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-2048x1513.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3872-406x300.jpeg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And off they go. It\u2019s a hugely popular event, and we were lucky to find a table for lunch at the Hotel Oberland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-1024x704.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-1536x1055.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-2048x1407.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3871-437x300.jpeg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not long afterwards the first heavy rain shower arrived. 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