Cows

Yes, I like cows and my father is a proud owner of some. Our cows are not normal because they are a type of fighting cows. Each year they go up near the top of mountains during six months. At the end we can see the fear of a cow in the herd. This cow is one which had won many fights during the summer, she will then become a price because she is the queen of the alp. There are other prices reporting to the milk production or for the males there are any beauty contests (It's not a joke, there are many competitions in Switzerland!). In my country cows are an important part of the peasantry and that's not only because of the milk. In our mountains, we are proud to have a good gladiator who also makes milk for our good cheese.
Come and have a look to such a fight!

Alps

The sun has finally shone in Switzerland and I took my Nikon to enjoy the landscape of the Alps. I also took some pictures of my village, Grimentz.
Today, it's raining but it doesn't matter. Thanks to this I don't need to scoop up the hay, but it's boring to stay here because I don't know what to do, if it rains.
Enjoy the pictures (click on!)

My village

The glacier

The alp

Black cows

Beautiful view from the alp