Dear Readers, there are some things that you expect when you visit Toronto. There is, shall we say, a certain degree of verticality.

And at this time of year, there are some very attractive spring flowers, particularly tulips which seem to be everywhere…

But wait, what is this I see?

Yes, it’s a herd of bronze cows, and why not?

The work is called ‘The Pasture’ and it’s by Canadian sculptor Joseph Fafard. it’s been here, outside the Toronto Dominion towers, since 1985, so goodness knows how come I haven’t noticed it before. I was really charmed by a small child wandering over and gently patting one of the cows. You can see his dad in the photo below.

Fafard was an interesting artist, with a great love of animals, cows in particular – they can be found all over Canada. I love the unexpectedness of them, and the reminder that, not too long ago, all of this glass and steel and concrete was fields, with cattle gently grazing.