On the trail of the narcissus

There is an event by Julia's in the spring, when the narcissus begin blooming.  You buy lunch, then you walk for it.  The first stop is a wafer like appetizer matched with some wines from the region.  The next stop was soup, then the main course, then cheese, then dessert.  People are given a glass at the beginning then just wander the trails.....upward, through forest, fields, and amazing views.  We went today.
It was great an terrible.  Great when the sun was out.  Terrible when the hail hit.

Pictures notes: In the beautiful sun, we could hear the gentle tinkling of the cow bells.  Picture two....soup course:  fish soup with wine.  Scene of the first course....lots of people.  Walking the trail to the next course, note how the sun is shining.   Oops...umbrellas up because of the rain.  Those streaks are actually rain and hail pelting us along the trail to stop four.  Field of narcissus at stop four, weather was a little dark but no rain.  The alpen horns were out, their haunting melodies echoing across the fields and forests. Dan under the umbrella....note the hail on the roof of the umbrella.  Enjoying the main meal of risotto and sausage.  At stop five...wine and cheese.  After five, we skipped six and went home.  We were walking, eating, and drinking for about four hours.  We were a little muddy, but as soon as we got back to Julia's, the sun came out.