It is time to bring the cows home from the Swiss alps.

Walking the cows to the alps.
https://youtu.be/hLI21eL8D5w

Hello everybody this Spring I made a video about walking cows to the Alps And if you haven't seen that video check it out the links in the description. this video is kind of part 2 I don't know a continuation of that story so throughout the summer those cows of state up in the Alps eating grass in producing milk and doing whatever cows do. meanwhile, the farmers have been filling their barns with hay getting ready for the Winter and now the days are starting to get a little bit cold The leaves are turning and it won't be long until there is snow in those higher elevations. so it is time to bring the cows home. When the cows were walked up to the Alps in the Spring and they had these giant Bells on. But then in the fall, it's traditional that the cows have the giant Bells along with other decorations. These Decorations are kind of a celebration and Thanksgiving for another good summer in the Alps. The types of decorations differ depending on where you're at and what the farmer chooses to put on his cows. Today the cows are wearing these headdresses and they're pretty crazy. Check them out. I mean somebody has got to have put a ton of work into these. There's one that's a log cabin there's a chicken And one cow is even wearing another cow. That cow has to carry 2 cows down the mountain. Many of the other cows are wearing flags. There are actually 3 different types of flags here the 1st one which pretty sure everybody recognizes. The solid white cross and that of course is the Swiss flag but there's another flag it's all red with a tiny white cross in 1 corner and that is the flag for Canton Schwyz. The last flag has to black crows in the center and that is the flag for Einsiedlen where the cows will spend the Winter. This tradition of walking the cows to the Alps in the Spring and then walking them back in the fall is something That is really cool about Switzerland. I mean I'm from the East Coast of the United States And there used to be a lot of little farms there. But then with modern transportation, those farms moved out to the Midwest Where it was much easier and cheaper to farm. And then just take a train or a truck and transport that food to anywhere else in the US. And now for many people growing up in the US you never see cows in a field A tractor driving down the road or even smell manure. And I think this is a little bit of a problem because you just go to this door and there's always food where you just buy it and go home. You never have to think about everything that went into producing that food. But the Swiss have fought pretty hard to keep their farms local and as a result, it's not uncommon to see a tractor driving down the road or some cows in a field Or even smell maneuver. And I think it's a good reminder of all of this smelly dirty work if it goes into making food so that we have food to eat. So if you're visiting Switzerland or even if you live in Switzerland and you're sitting In traffic behind some cows walking to the Alps Think this is pretty cool I should take some time to appreciate this.