The mountain pastures above Verbier in Switzerland, a good bit higher than the hill pictured here, are home to Herens cows which are a small breed perfectly suited to the slopes.
For the summer, you can go and visit your cow in her pasture and at the end of the season you get a 5kg wheel of cheese.
A smart idea and one that might also work in parts of Ireland, with Irish breeds of cow.
Now, which of these lovelies would you sponsor?
On we went to find more scenes to photograph.
This scene reminded me of another castle, more famous, from my own County Antrim which I also photographed with a cow in front: https://panoramicireland.com/photo-tours-blog/cow-in-front-of-dunluce-castle-causeway-coast-antrim-northern-ireland
This week's photographic adventures took us through much of the Irish countryside, including here green fields full of cows relaxing.
Behind sits woodland and forest stretching out of the valley towards the higher slopes on the mountains.
The landscapes are looking particularly lush at the moment and the cows agree.