Photos of the Day: Swans and Dairy Cows

Cumbria, UK

Dairy cows graze alongside fields of newly planted maize at Castle steads farm in the village of Plumpton
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

Beijing, China

A woman walks past sculptures by the Chinese artist Yue Minjun outside an art museum in the city
Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images