For the holidays, I offer a pic spam of our Franconian Easter Wells again, starting with a new one I only discovered this year.



( It must be bunnies! )

Last year I was in London during the Easter holidays, which meant I couldn't follow one of my favourite Easter traditions, to wit, visiting the beautiful Easter Wells in our Franconian country side. This year, I did so one day early, because rain was broadcast for Good Friday (and sure enough, it's raining now), whereas yesterday it was lovely and sunny. And thus, I can share with you my annual Easter pic spam again - the wells in their multitudes of colours and eggs are there below the cut.

( Easter Wells 2014 )

In case I shan't be able to post properly again during the holidays: happy Easter to all who celebrate it!

It's Good Friday, and due to one of my Aged Parents being away, holidaying with a related young one in need of a mentor, I and my other Aged Parent made the annual trip to visit the Easter Wells in Franconian Switzerland earlier than usual, which means you get my annual pic spam earlier as well. Also the weather after a sunny March decided to become absolutely frightful, and it's supposed to snow tomorrow, so we figured to visit the lovely wells with their self painted eggs as long as going was good. We also attended the early morning passion walk, which was a first for me (and having been to Jerusalem, I can assure you the hills of my hometown are just as tough; especially at 5 am at 2° Centigrade). The man carrying the cross up and down no less than three Bamberg hills must have trained the whole year for that one. But while the sun didn't shine, dawn over a sleeping city and three thousand or so people marching carried awe with it.

( Proof and beautiful wells below the cut )

Like every year, we observed our family tradition during the Easter holidays and visited the Franconian villages, where wells during Easter time are decorated with mostly hand painted eggs and with plants. It looks very pretty indeed, and always inspires my Aged Parents to take pictures. So naturally, as in the last years, I want to share the prettiness.

( Happy Easter! )