Discovered during a trip to the beautiful village of Ashford-on-the-Water, yesterday.

It’s believed that Well Dressing originated in pagan times, as a form of thanks to the Water Gods for providing clean water to the populace.

Sacrifices took both human and animal form, but gradually the cruelty and wastefulness of this method of giving thanks gave way to Primitive Man hanging

garlands of flowers over the well.

It then developed into creating pictures in clay and boards that were, and still are, displayed at well and old water pumps.

The custom is almost exclusive to Derbyshire and is only found either in or very close to the County.  In its simplest form, Well Dressing can be described as

the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from local plant life such as petals of flowers like Hydrangeas, small flowers like Forget-me-nots,

berries and leaves, dried herbs, pulses and seeds.

Hello there Blériot53. Good day and thank you for posting these amazing aerial photos that you have capture. Great shot and have a nice day. .

DJI Stephen Posted at 6-15 01:15
Hello there Blériot53. Good day and thank you for posting these amazing aerial photos that you have capture. Great shot and have a nice day.  .

Thanks DJI Stephen. All those pictures were taken with the Pocket 2

Wow, all remarkable shots Mr. B.    Nice background you provided on early Derbyshire customs.  

Looks like Mrs. B loaned you "her" Pocket 2 to shoot these images.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-15 02:55
Wow, all remarkable shots Mr. B.    Nice background you provided on early Derbyshire customs.  

Looks like Mrs. B loaned you "her" Pocket 2 to shoot these images.

She did!

Wow, very interesting shots Bleriot, thanks for the little bit of history as well!

Fred Fred Fred Posted at 6-15 07:26
Wow, very interesting shots Bleriot, thanks for the little bit of history as well!

My pleasure Fred

Fred Fred Fred Posted at 6-15 07:26
Wow, very interesting shots Bleriot, thanks for the little bit of history as well!

If you will excuse the pun!

Even comemoromating  Piet Mondrian! Wow!
They are beautifully done and well presented.

So I am in my platinumumum year

Droffarc Posted at 6-15 08:12
If you will excuse the pun!

Even comemoromating  Piet Mondrian! Wow!

Platinum? Congrats
Just a memory for me

Great pics and an very interesting background history too! Happy that they went to less barbaric manners and gave us this nice tradition.

Also, didn't know it was Your Significant Other who is the owner of the Pocket 2

HGDC84 Posted at 6-15 13:36
Great pics and an very interesting background history too! Happy that they went to less barbaric manners and gave us this nice tradition.

Also, didn't know it was Your Significant Other who is the owner of the Pocket 2

Thanks mate. It was a pleasant day out.
By the way, her Significance is unquestionable, her "ownership" of the Pocket2 is not

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 13:43
Thanks mate. It was a pleasant day out.
By the way, her Significance is unquestionable, her "ownership" of the Pocket2 is not

It sure seems like the day was great.

As for the latter part of your comment, I wonder whether she agrees with the statement or not

HGDC84 Posted at 6-15 13:50
It sure seems like the day was great.

As for the latter part of your comment, I wonder whether she agrees with the statement or not

I think we'll have to settle for joint ownership

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 13:55
I think we'll have to settle for joint ownership

Sometime compromises can be the best - and healthiest - way to go

HGDC84 Posted at 6-15 13:57
Sometime compromises can be the best - and healthiest - way to go

That's SO true

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 01:25
Thanks DJI Stephen. All those pictures were taken with the Pocket 2

Hi there Blériot53. You are very much welcome and thank you for the rely. Have a safe and a happy filming always. .

DJI Stephen Posted at 6-15 21:20
Hi there Blériot53. You are very much welcome and thank you for the rely. Have a safe and a happy filming always.  .

What a nice little discovery,     Nicely captured,  did you get the pocket 2 back yet?.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-15 22:20
What a nice little discovery,     Nicely captured,  did you get the pocket 2 back yet?.

Yes it's back in its rightful place now. Mrs.B was occupied with her smartphone for that trip

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 22:27
Yes it's back in its rightful place now. Mrs.B was occupied with her smartphone for that trip

Out of sight and out of mind for her.  

Interesting. Not exactly my style of art but talented all the same.

DAFlys Posted at 6-15 22:40
Out of sight and out of mind for her.

Her hands are steadier than mine, which is why she made a better job of it than I could have

Depp Posted at 6-15 22:40
Interesting. Not exactly my style of art but talented all the same.

They're an established tradition in this County. Many hours of work go into "petalling" the collages.
There are different ones in many villages in Derbyshire throughout the month of June.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 22:42
Her hands are steadier than mine, which is why she made a better job of it than I could have

You can still be the creative director.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-15 22:48
You can still be the creative director.

I'll settle for that!

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 23:14
I'll settle for that!

Tell the missus to bask in your reflected glory (good luck).
Eclectic shots and continually amazed by your ability to find the unusual. It's right up there.

sky wombat Posted at 6-15 23:51
Tell the missus to bask in your reflected glory (good luck).
Eclectic shots and continually amazed by your ability to find the unusual. It's right up there.

Thanks Bruce. It's nice to be able to bring a bit of variety to the mix. And in such glorious weather too.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 06:42
She did!

    That was super nice of her.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-16 04:54
That was super nice of her.

I caught her on a good day

Blériot53 Posted at 6-16 05:09
I caught her on a good day

You're either lucky or living right....or both.  I still see a Pocket 3 in your future or maybe Mrs. B gets a Pocket 3 and lets you have the Pocket 2 back.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-16 05:34
You're either lucky or living right....or both.  I still see a Pocket 3 in your future or maybe Mrs. B gets a Pocket 3 and lets you have the Pocket 2 back.

That could be the scenario.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-15 13:55
I think we'll have to settle for joint ownership

I didn't know you were a hippie  

Droffarc Posted at 6-16 06:56
I didn't know you were a hippie  

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I had a sheltered upbringing, so it took me a while to figure out what the heck that is. At first I thought it was a club, to keep the wife in line    Then the penny dropped.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-16 07:06
I had a sheltered upbringing, so it took me a while to figure out what the heck that is. At first I thought it was a club, to keep the wife in line    Then the penny dropped.

S'orraait! I have never tried the stuff either, although I had the opportunity in the navy, but that was a loooooong time ago.

I would advise against a club unless you live in a cave near somerset / alternatively can amble faster that Mrs B

Droffarc Posted at 6-16 07:55
S'orraait! I have never tried the stuff either, although I had the opportunity in the navy, but that was a loooooong time ago.

I would advise against a club unless you live in a cave near somerset / alternatively can amble faster that Mrs B

Well I was born just a stone's throw from Stonehenge. But so far as i know there's no druids in my family line