Thank you everyone so very much for your feedback and your kind words. I just love this time of the year with all its sounds and scents, when everything outside is so full of life, and the big heat is not yet here... If I was able to capture a little bit of it, I'll be happy.

Gini, I love cows, too! Those looked especially content to me as their home is a hill moor meadow deep in the forest. It's very special.

Karen, this is such a wonderful poem! I really admire your talent to put all these impressions and the entire atmosphere of that moment into words. This is exactly what I felt when I was there, and you found the words for it! So beautiful!