At the Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman, AL- home of the in-laws.

Here are a few pictures of a large collection of miniature Catholic folk art works done by a Benedictine monk in the first half of the 1900s. It's all made with donated materials like dishes and figurines and jewelry , shells, bits of glass, tiles, cement - whatever he could get.

There are many small scenes that duplicate churches or shrines from around the world , and then large sections dedicated to Rome and the Holy Land.

Quite a sight.