June is Dairy Month

Orthodox cathedral-Chisinau

Chess for giants

And suddenly, there were cows.

Cows giving you the eye.

Cows with grapes.

The village cow.

The winter cow

European ox - cow

Cow with little girl

Moldovan folk cow

The love cow

Where to, next ?

June is Dairy Month, at least in Wisconsin.  Back in Madison, WI, they have a special week in June when live cows are brought to the square.  It's called 'cows on the concourse'.  I just experienced something like that here in Moldova.  Last weekend I was in Chisinau, the capital.  I always enjoy a stroll through the central park where the Orthodox cathedral is located.  The trees are so tall they give wonderful shade on a hot summer day.  If you want to play chess, there's a giant chess board there.  Of course there are many flower beds and benches to sit a spell.  But suddenly there were cows.  No, not real ones, but painted sculptures of cows.  I've see this idea before.  In fact, back home in Madison, there's one of these cows in the waiting room of my doctor's office.  But here they were wandering around  Chisinau.  They could give you the eye.  Of course their decorations were of local themes.  Cows with grapes,  the village cow, the winter cow, the cow with little girl.  One cow featured typical embroidery patterns found on Moldovan folk costume.  And of course, there was the Love cow.  I'm thinking that one would follow her almost anywhere.