21-7-2010

21-7-2010
Originally uploaded by cspatrick

Note the decorations on the side of the barn. During dinner, we asked what they were, but we were unable to adequately describe them, so we left, drove about 5 minutes away into Jertzens, took a photo and returned to the picnic. Our hosts told us that every September when the cows come down from the high Alps, there is a festival and the townspeople make elaborate headdresses for the cows. There are various prizes awarded. The headdresses are then hung on the sides of the barns as, I guess, a trophy of sorts.