February is a bit of a dismal month here, with storms, high winds, icy rain, if not snow. So I thought I would present a post on a lighter note with a parade of Cows in Scotland, and further afield.
"I'm Showing Off my Horns"
"I'm Hungry"
This young cow stood motionless at the side of the road, very happy to pose for the visitors walking down to the ferry across to Iona.
And if you don't come across the real thing, look out for a shop sign.
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Cows on the Alpine Meadows in the Austrian Tyrol - Looking So Gentle
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CowParade is the largest and most successful public art event in the world. staged in 80+ worldwide since 1999. The painted cows are displayed in city centres to attract tourists and shoppers. We came across them when on a short break in Warsaw and Prague.
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Scotland's shaggy cows are so cute. We saw a fair share of them while touring Scotland's Highlands & Western Isles. Love that multi-color cow on display, and the one painted with the city landscape was rather clever!
ReplyDeleteWe don’t see long-haired cows around here, just longhorn cattle. Yours brightened my cold day.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine shaggy cows doing well in our North Carolina mountains though they might offend the bears. A house in my neighborhood has two life-size metal sculptures of cattle. Not as colorful as your last example but with a rusty steel patina. They were realistic enough to startle my dog when we first met them. Lately I've formed a daydream of putting a similar sculpture of a dinosaur or giant cat in the front garden.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments. Highland Cattle are such a “must photograph” animal and go along with heather, shortbread, whisky, kilts and tartan as a recognized image of Scotland - and who can resist them!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see your cows, and just your post...here at SS. I missed it earlier this week! What are we going to do with SS if Alan has dropped the mike?
ReplyDeleteWell at least the highland cattle are dressed for the weather... ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of cows on parade! My early childhood was spent on a farm, and we loved when the farm next door rotated their cows near our fence so we could feed them grass through the fence. Best cow statuary I have seen was in Kansas City -- beef country -- standing oddly on top of a tall classical column.
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