The Weekend Is for Relaxing

It's Saturday evening here and I was at choir practice all afternoon because the new season of music is beginning.
We were in a little mountain village, Bernex, up above Evian and the weather was sunny and warm.
But, the signs of Autumn were everywhere - baled hay, gardens looking a little worn, and the cows were being brought down from their summer pasture higher up in the Alps.
It's a great tradition here to take the cows up in May during a festival so they can feed and make the milk that's especially good for cheese. The herders stay with the troop and do the milking and make cheese all summer long and each village has its special cheeses that can only be made because of the particular grass and water in their Alpine pastures. Then the herders bring them back in September with another festival. The cows are decorated with flowers and the men wear their traditional costumes. It's lots of fun to watch but a sure sign that summer is coming to an end.
So, happy weekend and start thinking about putting a fire in the hearth.