Halloween isn’t traditionally a German thing. Of course, like most societies, there is a harvest festival. Erntenfest. A time for rural communities to enjoy a little time with their families.

Not far from here are the ruins of Burg Frankenstein. Odenwald. With a name like that, a perfect place to enjoy Halloweeen. Celebration in the North American sense. Adopted in the best of spirit from the US soldiers stationed here over the last few decades.

 

Burg Frankenstein (ca. 1240) … ruins

 

The night partying  is renown. Full-on. Sunday afternoons a watered-down version for kids. This year restricted to min 7 yo. We enjoy this. My son and I. Off we went.

 

on the right path

 

 

this year with a fresh dusting of snow

 

 

howling in the wind

 

 

Cemetery

 

 

just clowning around

 

 

and friend

 

 

who’s that trittrotting across my bridge

 

 

Tadtroll

 

 

just hanging around

 

 

bed n brekkie

 

Looking forward to when he’s old enough for the night shows. Only 8 years to go!

And, hattip Rex …

 

dont ya just hate that!

 

Picked up a set of these the other day. Nice. Sand Cast.

 

finned tappet covers

 

Found on ebay.com.

Look good mounted.

 

cast fins – mounted quickly

 

front left

 

2 of these weren’t machined to tolerance. Needed fitting.