They rest on a sun-drenched alpine meadow high above Pfronten, the gentle, hornless cows of the Allgäu. Their brown and white flanks gleam in the light, while the clear mountain air carries the scent of grass and freedom. Some lie languidly in the soft green, their eyes half-closed as if dreaming of endless pastures. Others stand still and chew thoughtfully, anchored in deep calm, as if time belonged only to them. Behind them, the grey-blue peaks of the Allgäu Alps rise up, majestic and silent, as ancient guardians of this peaceful spectacle.
The cows, familiar companions of rural life, appear here almost like symbols of a world that has never lost its own serenity. No sound disturbs the scene apart from the gentle ringing of the bells, which play a tender song in the wind. It is a harmony of nature, animals and landscape that can be felt here - a stillness that is not empty, but full of life.
The picture is like a window into the soul of the Allgäu: down-to-earth, peaceful, strong and yet tender. Those who linger here realise that happiness is sometimes nothing more than a summer's day, an alpine meadow and a circle of cows breathing the present in peace.
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