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Alexandre and Jacques tell me they are as happy to go down as they were to go up. They like the seasonality of it and are feeling tired. Over the last three days a few inches of snow fell, which is not unusual for this time of the year, but everything turned into mud and the animals struggled with the conditions. They are rewarded by the sun coming out from behind the clouds a few minutes before starting the rindya (a local dialect word for the return to the plains). As part of the tradition, a cow is selected to lead the herd: this year Ydile (the name means ‘a brief romance’) is picked, a wain (a cart pulled by farm animals) is prepared and a red cover is placed over the equipment in it as it means the family has no debts. A group of seven men will take the herd down to the plains for the one-hour walk. Along the way they are greeted by locals offering a glass of wine or a beer. Once the cows are in their field we go for another drink, which is offered by a 92-year-old neighbor. Not long afterwards we go to eat, as Eliane has prepared choucroute (sauerkraut) for 15 people. After a dessert of meringues with double cream everyone gets up: there is still plenty of work to do. The milking is in two hours and they must use a truck to fetch an injured cow that couldn’t handle the walk. We promise to meet again for a cheese fondue come winter.
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