Yesterday someone commented that there were no people in any of my photos.

That's actually something I strive to achieve, but it's particularly difficult in cities. If you look through my blog you'll indeed find few people. So today it was a glorious spring day here in Bavaria and I decided to share some live things for a change.

Look closely and you'll see a lone cow, King of the Hill.

He's lucky to be out and about enjoying the tasty fresh grass and flowers.

Maybe some of you remember my post about the Kindergarten in the woods from last autumn. We encountered them again today.

Not too far away we came upon some donkeys.

Of course the chicken were anxious to be fed.

Bavarians love horses

This is a farm work horse.

This beautiful horse was too hot to trot, so I didn't have a chance to ask about it.

Horses like this used to pull beer wagons. Often they are even larger than this. Because they were so big and muscular, they were bred to be gentle.

These storks are announcing that twin boys were delivered to this farm.

When you see cans hanging in front of a house, that signals a daughter was born.

Start saving for the dowry

Bixnmacher

Often one sees on the roadside a sign with the inscription "Zur Bixnmacherei" decorated with many empty tin cans. Then everyone in Bavaria knows that a newborn girl has arrived, which in Bavaria is called Bixn. In the past, girls were quite expensive for the parents, because they could only "help" in the household. The father of the bride's had to arrange the wedding. A bixmaker was a man who only fathered girls. Today, in the time of the nuclear families, even the father of only one girl is already a Bixnmacher. Many feminists dismiss the custom as a contempt for daughters, as the neighbors used to donate money to the father if the first-born child was a girl.
From the original German, translated by @roused source

Hope you enjoyed it, have a great weekend!

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