Faironika, the fair cow...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Posted by Eric Tenin
Let me intorduce you to Faironika (a play on word with Veronika), a cow that symbolizes "Le Lait Equitable" (fair trade milk), a concept invented by Austrian milk producers. The idea is to give 10 extra cents per liter to milk producers who respect certain rules : no genetically modified food, strick respect of their quotas and... commitment to publicize the "brand". I suppose that is what the were doing today on the Champs de Mars by the Eiffel Tower!
October 20, 2009 12:01:00 AM GMT+02:00
EIFFEL TOWER!
EIFFEL TOWER!!
EIFFEL TOWER!!!
October 20, 2009 12:12:00 AM GMT+02:00
MUUUHHH!
MUUUHHH!!
MUHHHHH!!!
Suzy I bet that's the cow's version of yours EF!
Eric you bring us such great photos and aspects of the parisian daily life.
What can I say? Once again, thank you!!!!!
October 20, 2009 12:16:00 AM GMT+02:00
I think that's the real reason I never really feel like I left Paris, PDP has a way to make us daily connected to the city.
From Cali often asks me if I'm missing Paris already after leaving it last June. Well, of course I miss it every single day. But at the same time I feel like I'm always there, or in fact, Paris is always in me. PDP surely is responsible for that feeling. Where else could we have know about a thing like this, a cow roght in front of ET??!!
Does anyone else feel the same?
October 20, 2009 12:33:00 AM GMT+02:00
I do, Monica! If I can't be there (sigh), then this is surely the next best thing. Also love sharing it with you and all the rest of Eric's Paris-obsessed fans.
Suzy was right there, wasn't she, with her fingers poised to say the right thing? Way to go, Suzy!
October 20, 2009 12:46:00 AM GMT+02:00
Thanks, Alexa. Sometimes I get lucky.
Monica, I absolutely feel that way. As a matter of fact, when I was actually in Paris I didn't feel any different than I do at home. I'm always pretending that I'm in Paris wherever I may be, and kept having to remind myself that I was really there this time!
MUUUHHH!
MUUUHHH!!
MUHHHHH!!! <<< so funny!
October 20, 2009 12:53:00 AM GMT+02:00
AHA!! I knew you girls would feel the same.
Paris just stays under our skin doesn't it?!
;)
October 20, 2009 1:13:00 AM GMT+02:00
Monica and Suzy, I think you express the feelings of most of us who have so enjoyed Eric's PDP.
I love the skew in this shot, Eric. The cow is fun to see, and wholesome milk is so important to women and girls' health. . .especially keeping hormones and growth chemicals out of the animals' feed. Very fun to see!
-Kim
October 20, 2009 1:43:00 AM GMT+02:00
I love, love, love, the cows of France! I remember sheep on the Champ de Mars - a whole flock of real ones. I love that France is so adamant about its agricultural sector. I hope it can survive, better yet, flourish. Farmers are truly struggling everywhere. People seem to forget that we need what they produce to stay alive!
October 20, 2009 3:35:00 AM GMT+02:00
I thought this was a stray from the cow parade!
Monica: I feel the same about Paris/PDP.
October 20, 2009 5:59:00 AM GMT+02:00
Well, it looks like we're all in agreement—so why is it we don't all live in Paris?? (Believe me, I'm slowly but surely working on it, and of course wondering why I ever left in the first place.) Meanwhile, I'm getting a kick out of your photo, Eric—and also happy to know what a cow says in Portuguese.
October 20, 2009 6:09:00 AM GMT+02:00
From the left, Faironika is a 'Caine. From the right, Francais.
Quite amusing photo. The Lady and the Lait.
October 20, 2009 6:45:00 AM GMT+02:00
Hahaha, Monica!!! Good one!!
A cow, in Paris? My oh, my, I know someone who's going to be interested in that!
October 20, 2009 8:07:00 AM GMT+02:00
Did Jeff just say, Lait, Lady Lait? No, I guess not.
Poor Faironika looks like she could use a good milking, dear creature.
October 20, 2009 8:11:00 AM GMT+02:00
That's a great angle, Eric ~ and a great way to ensure that the cream floats to the top.
Ditto to all ~ I haven't been to Paris yet, but in many ways thanks to PDP and the friends I've made here, I feel like I have!
Yay, ET Suzy!!
LOL, USelaine!
October 20, 2009 12:45:00 PM GMT+02:00
What a creamy er dreamy picture. I love your angles Eric, and the way you find the most interesting things to take photos of.
October 20, 2009 1:41:00 PM GMT+02:00
Ah! «Louis» is proud to see this!
October 20, 2009 2:02:00 PM GMT+02:00
I hear about all the farmers' protests going on there. I hope things get settled soon so they stop wasting so much food! :(
October 20, 2009 2:38:00 PM GMT+02:00
LOL USElaine! Oh-oh - look at that - lait across my big brass bed! 80)
Must be a farming protest! ;)
October 20, 2009 2:39:00 PM GMT+02:00
Hi Louis!
October 20, 2009 2:55:00 PM GMT+02:00
I support that austrian matter.
Regards
Valery
Barcelona Daily Photo
Trujillo Daily Photo
October 20, 2009 3:15:00 PM GMT+02:00
ah! une vache et la tour!! j'aime tous les deux!!
October 20, 2009 4:14:00 PM GMT+02:00
Alexa now I'm intriguid. I thought the language of the cows was universal!!!
October 20, 2009 4:18:00 PM GMT+02:00
lol sweet...
October 20, 2009 5:09:00 PM GMT+02:00
USElaine made the joke my brain didn't reach. I could only be alliterative at that hour, not clever. Well done.
October 20, 2009 9:15:00 PM GMT+02:00
This is a great photo to study the details of the ET. Very clear definition.
October 20, 2009 9:16:00 PM GMT+02:00
Oh la vache!... So Faironika is a French Fair female, isnt'it!!! Lol
Omw to Geneva for my company, I'd picture well this cow with a red dress and a white cross in the middle... Faironika with a Swiss accent could be funny!... I'd think of that tomorrow :)
October 20, 2009 9:24:00 PM GMT+02:00
First the hay, now the cow....where are the other farm animals, hitting the cafe's?
Sean
October 20, 2009 10:24:00 PM GMT+02:00
A red and white and blue cow none the less!! Do they know about "cow tipping" in Paris??? Zut alors!!
Louis la Vache...LOL!!
October 21, 2009 12:38:00 AM GMT+02:00
Why does the Eiffel Tower have netting on it??
October 21, 2009 12:46:00 AM GMT+02:00
I'm probably wrong, Janella, but I always thought it was a suicide barrier.
October 21, 2009 1:05:00 AM GMT+02:00
@Suzy. Yes you are right it's a suicide barrier. It does not always work though... Remember this?
I'm late posting tonight, let me work on my photo du jour (well, de la nuit now...) real quick.
October 21, 2009 1:12:00 AM GMT+02:00
Eric, you are so dedicated to your readers! Thank you. We love you, too.
October 21, 2009 1:18:00 AM GMT+02:00
Oh I think there was a little (HA!) Parisian demonstration about le lait when we were there this summer. This is a fun shot Eric, a milkshake???
Shell, you've not been? Well girl, let's get us up a big blog group and take over Paris sometime! ET Suzy, and the rest of you, join us s'il vous plait!!!
We will of course, be Eric's harem! :) Oh, and Louis, you're included as well!
V
October 21, 2009 3:40:00 PM GMT+02:00
LOL, Virginia! That's a grand plan!
October 21, 2009 5:02:00 PM GMT+02:00
I'd like to highlight the perfect framing of Palais de Chaillot "inside" ET's arch in Eric's photo.
What a great shot!!!!!!!