Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! God Jul! Feliz Navidad!

I wish all my readers Merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year! May your days be filled with peace, harmony, joy and creativity!

Ich wünsche allen, die diesen blog lesen, ein Frohes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute für das Neue Jahr! Mögen alle Tage erfüllt sein von Frieden, Harmonie, Freude und Kreativität!

White Christmas?

Yesterday evening, it started to snow again. I'm thinking about White Christmas...

"Perchtn" run

Yesterday, I went to see a "Perchtn" run, a very ancient tradition here in upper Bavaria. If you are curious about what it is, go here.

Just before it started, a heavy hail occured, but as the "Percht" is related to "Frau Holle" (Mother Hulda) and as mother Hulda is responsible for snow and hail, this was o.k.!

I parked my car s o m w h e r e in the village where the run started. ( I don't know the village, although it is nearby). After having gone for about 45 minutes with the whole crowd, I had difficulties to find my car again...I walked around for another 15 minutes or so, and finally I found it...that was "Perchtn" magic, wasn't it?

Something in between (all those birds)

You all know, I love snowy landscapes. Some days ago, we had the first snow of the season. - I had to do this and that; and so I couldn't paint...but when I saw the snow, I thought it was time to grab my brushes...