Mute Swans Ring for Supper

This week, George and I were fortunate to be guests of George's Dad and Diana in her hometown of Wells, the smallest city in England. It is a very quaint town centered around the beautiful and unique Wells Cathedral (which claims to have the world's oldest working clock) and the Bishop's Palace. The City was once walled and also contains a street called Vicar's close which claims to be the world's oldest complete medieval street. It was truly a beautiful place!

My favorite part was seeing the famous bell-ringing swans! Long ago someone trained a swan to ring a bell for its supper in the moat that surrounds the palace. That swan apparently taught its cygnets and so on through the generations. Now-a-days, crowds gather for the 3:00 feeding of the swans. If you don't believe me, just watch the video. If you want to see more pictures of Wells and our visit with Jeb, Diana, and her parents, Mary and Bill, check out the album to the right called "Wells".