24. Sep 2026

Weichs - Marzling

Photo 1: I could not believe it! Two hikes away from my home, I saw this Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field here in Germany! My foot journey started with a HIghland Cow in Scotland and ended with one in Germany. It was a special moment where I realised that God's grace and goodness had taken me form there to here.

Photo 2: As a kid I always thought the colors of purple and yellow enhanced each other. The purple phacelia and yellow sunflowers are often planted on fields in Germany after a harvest as a fast-growing green manure that captures nutrients, prevents nitrogen leaching, and conditions the soil. Bees love the nectar of these late bloomers before winter comes... and I like the colors!

Photo 3: In the background you can see the German Alps. On the Snail-Trails 1.0 and 2.0 I had to make my way through them to get to Spain and Greece. I was glad this time just to see them from the distance.

Photo 4: "Lake Kranzberg"

This is where I had my lunch break. It is also where I had my last God-talk on Snail-Trail 4.0. Ralph was walking his dog, and the dog came up to me and just stood there. So Ralph and I started to talk. I shared with him my story and he told me his. He sees himself as a shaman in the tradition of the Lakota Indians. He combines that with a syncretic nod to Jesus. Ralph was so touched by the prayer that I prayed for him, that he drove home to get a buzzard feather to give me as an expression of blessing from his tradition. Perhaps he will show up one day at our church in Moosburg. He asked about it. By the way, there is a whole school district in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio that is named after the Lakota Indians. I mentioned that to Ralf as a bridge builder.

Photo 5: The city of Freising with the Domberg (Cathedral Hill) in the background. Saint Boniface founded the Diocese of Freising in the year 739 A.D., making the city's Cathedral Hill the home of the bishop. Later the diocese was moved to Munich. You may recall my comments about Winfried of Wessex/St. Boniface/the Apostel to the Germans from a blog when I was walking through the coastal area of southern England. Again, my steps have taken me full circle.