Church Bell

Living with the Czech family gives me all sorts of experiences. They are very involved with the local Roman Catholic church. For some reason they wanted me to take pictures of the church bell with my digital camera. So Lida (the mother of the family) took me up the the bell tower to take photos. I have to say I was a little nervous going up the steps and didn't think they were very stable. I took as instructed the photos, then Lida indicated to me that I should take photos from above the bell. This meant going up a ladder and leaning over the top of the bell to take the photos. I was very relieved when I got back down the bottom. Here is a photo of the offending item...