"Come over here."

New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. The Swiss Browns are curious.

A Jersey Cow, in Three Takes

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Spring Green, Wisconsin, July 11, 2016. Don't confuse the Jersey with the Swiss Brown.

She's in holiday gear until January 6.

Black Earth, Wisconsin, January 2013. It's also a good idea to wear a coat because it's cold.

Swiss Brown in the Sun

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, September 2014. It's a friendly breed.

Disinterested, in Three Takes

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Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, May 10, 2015. Last Fall, these Swiss Browns were happy to greet us.

A Different Life

Columbia, about 1954. My Dad's friend Casey heads out for his morning chores.

Nudge

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. A Holstein edges in among the Swiss Browns.

Barbed Reunion

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. The Swiss Browns come in for a closer look.

Casted Reunion

New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. This "Swiss Brown" wears a cast because she's the Monroe Clinic—New Glarus mascot.

"A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody"

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, October 19, 2014. We pulled over again to visit the Swiss Browns. This beauty belted out a note when we cooed to her.

A Disappointment

Near Hintertux, Austria, July 1971. One of the things my Parents and I didn't like about hiking in the European Alps was the lack of "wild" places. Even remote spots in Austria and Switzerland were cultivated and civilized. But I was happy to see a Swiss Brown.

Swiss Browns, in Three Shades

Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, September 14, 2014. We pulled over again to visit these beauties.

A New Environment

Colombia, about 1954. My Dad's friend Casey sets out for morning chores.

Swiss Browns, in Three Takes

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Near New Glarus, Wisconsin, July 8, 2014. Sometimes they notice when you pull over.

Spring Grazing

Door County, Wisconsin, Spring 1977. There's a stone fence behind the cows.

Neighborly

Missoula, Montana, July 1987. Two of my friends' Yorkies guard the fence.

Snow Scene

Verona, Wisconsin, December 21, 2013. The cows are happy to be out in the snow.

Swiss Cheese

Monroe, Wisconsin, November 30, 2013. Don't forget to thank the cow after you buy the cheese.

"No, you are trampling my field, go away."

Richard Branson's hot air balloon touches down in a field near Kaunas,* and the farmer refuses to give Branson a taste of fresh milk. 

"You cannot drink the milk right in the field. Additionally, calves were just born, cows are still giving first milk; therefore, they were still bleeding. These people are not farmers, they do not even check. Cows’ bottoms… I can show you the calves[.]"

 

Here in Wisconsin, we know raw milk is no laughing matter.

 

*Branson wrote about his trip to Lithuania here.

A Shady Spot

Door County, Wisconsin, July 1976. My Dad probably took this photo because birches were his favorite trees.