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.
On those rainy, cloudy days where the sun really doesn't make an appearance the light is still great for photography.
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A cloud filled sky creates a light and shadow patchwork over the steep slopes of this countryside scene.
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Composed mainly of granite the Mourne Mountains are rugged and peaky, crossed by many paths and surrounded by lush green countryside as seen here.
And of course, the Mournes are the subject of a famous song by Percy French called Mountains of Mourne.
The whole town of London stood there to look on
But for all his great powers, he's wishful like me
To be back where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea
Here in the image below, Slieve Donard at the highest point in the Mournes at 853m as the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea under a sky filled with sunrays that would inspire any writer or musician, or indeed photographer.
When this snow melts, expect flooding.
For now, the landscape is quiet and the colour of the countryside is temporarily changed from green to white.
So, to answer one of the most common questions about Irish weather - does it snow in Ireland? - well yes, it does but it's hard to say when it will happen.
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Of course with the Irish weather being so unpredictable we still have the potential for snow up to at least the end of March.