A replica of Noah's Ark with its animals features in this week's Sepia Saturday prompt post.
An old memory quickly came to my mind - of us out walking with our young daughter and, to encourage her uphill, we would sing:
Who built the ark?
Noah, Noah
Who built the ark?
Brother Noah built the ark!
Another ditty was The animals went in two by two, The elephant and the kangaroo;
No elephant or kangaroo here, but I spotted a cow in the prompt photograph - and that is my theme for today with memories from visits to the Austrian Tyrol, Warsaw and the West Highlands of Scotland.
ave fond memories of holidays in the
west of Scotland and seeing that icon of Scottish tourism (along with
tartan, heather, bagpipes. and whisky) - "The "Hielan' Coo" - aka the Highland
Cow. So take a look at these photogenic friendly natives, with their
long horns and flowing coats, designed to withstand the worst of the
Scottish weather.
"I'm Trying to be Friendly"
My husband meets Hamish and Dougal -
the "pets" at the hotel where we were staying near Oban.
"I'm Showing off my Horns!"
"I'm Hungry"
We
were staying in a cottage at Fionnphort on the far west of the Isle of
Mull, just across from the island Iona, and the highland cattle roamed freely around
the small village - one shop, one pub, one seafood cabin and the ferry
office. Here one hungry cow decided to take a nibble from the garden
of our self catering cottage.
"I've walked far enough, I'm taking a rest"
"I'm little and lonely"
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.
If you don't come across the real thing, look out for a shop sign.
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Austrian Cows are a very different breed - sleek and photographed here on a mountain meadow. Bringing the cows down from the mountains in September ahead of winter is a popular local festival with the cows wearing garlanded head dresses and of course their cowbell.
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Artistic Cows in Warsaw,
Cow Parades are the world's biggest public art event with cities hosting the fibre glass sculptures,decorated by local artists and often displayed designs reflecting local culture and history. After their season on display, the cows are auctioned with the proceeds going to charity.
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What a fun post! Great pictures of all sorts of cows. I love the shaggy ones. They have such expressions. :) When we lived on the Forest Service station in Buck Meadows just east of Groveland back in the early '80s, we were right on the trail where cows were driven up to the higher elevations in summer, & brought back down in the late fall. The main highway was closed off early in the morning for the drives. What a racket they made. But it was fun watching them.
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