ST. ANNEN BRUNNEN

Finely we have found a holy well, the well of St. Anna in the Reinhardswald.
Precisily on the last day of this month that freespiral has dedicated to post pictures as many as possible of holy wells.
This well of St. Anna was a place of pilgrimage, and it is located on the way to the village of Gottsbüren, another place of pilgrimage, its beginning in the Middle Ages after the rumour of a miracle that had taken place.
We had started the search for the well last week and had given up because of the helicopter flights nearby.
As Piet Hein had said to me that he certainly did not hear the sound of an helicopter, so we were free to look for the well in the afternoon.
As soon as we had parked our car, we did hear the sound of an helicoper, but it was obvious that it flew not in our vicinity.
The Reinhardswald is vast, and I assume they will want to finish before the tourists would arrive for their walks.
So, we followed the path, till we came at a little stone house, where a sign was that explained the meaning of the well. Now we only had to found it somewhere nearby.
It was on our map and it was not too difficult to find it.
A beautiful light shone through the trees. I almost have forgotten to tell you that the day was so perfect for our trip, warm in the sunlight, but cold in the shadow, or on a plain.
We took photos, from all sides of the well and after that we followed a path that went uphill, reaching large fields full of  'christmas' trees.
We sat on a felt tree, resting for a while, sunbathing.
Then we found a path that eventually came to the place where we had started this pleasant and interesting path.
The extra photos show the first coltsfoot flowers, tussilago farfara and also the sign at the stone house.
Before we had started to prepare our meal, Mischa phoned and it was good to hear her voice and catch up again.

My haiku:

A magical well
At ancient times women came
Here to tell their wish

And the proverb:

God knows best which are the best pilgrims.

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