More Odds and Ends

Okay, this has to be quick! Our Würzburg ward had a Saturday outing to a small village about an hour from Würzburg. This village is now part museum, and it is quite fascinating. The minute I saw this ancient yellow cupboard, it reminded me of the one that was our kitchen cupboard in Vernal and which Jim refinished and now stands in our kitchen in Providence! I loved seeing it in its typical surroundings. Thanks, Jim!! Just wanted to show you a bit of the influence of the Catholic church in these parts. There are statues everywhere, in the streets, the fields, on houses. Watch on...

Oops. I stuck in this skinny house out of order. I showed you one other skinny house from Trier. Isn't it fun?

This house is really a barn/house. The red bricks represent the house, and the rock represents the barn. This is located right in Rimpar not far from our house. A bit smelly...

I just went walking one day and tried to take pictures of as many Mary statues as I could find. There are many more, but this represents just one walk...

These are just normal houses, not government buildings. It seems really important to the people.

This one is painted instead of plaster.

Now we go for a walk into the country. This little place is a "hunter's blind." Someone can sit up there totally obscured by the bushes and wait for his prey. There are lots of them around.

Now to the benches. It doesn't matter where you walk, you will find a bench to rest on. Notice the "legs" of this bench. This bench is at the top of a wheat field next to a grape vineyard. Just sitting and waiting for someone. The statue to the side is representative of how the farmers ask for blessings on their crops, etc. Nearly every large field area will have the Virgin watching over it.

This was a sad little sight. Two trees are out in the middle of hundreds of acres of fields, and naturally with a bench underneath. The marker indicates that a man fell from his horse in this spot, and he died 10 days later. His wife put up this monument to him. It's complete with candles and a statue of the Virgin and flowers inside.

That's all for now. Love you all!