I Hugged an Apostle
As I wandered about the interior of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, I noticed a sign saying "Embrace the Apostle." There was a line of people waiting behind a…
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May 10, 2018
Waiting for Escher
The previous images of the triple-spiral staircase were from below looking up, or from above looking down. This one is neither up nor down, it is in about the middle…
May 9, 2018
Triple-Spiral Stair
The Vatican has its famous and grand two-spiral Bramante stair, and there are other examples of double-spiral stairs throughout the world; for example, Calling Alice (San Francisco) and Edificio Cuervo Rubio (Havana, Cuba)…
May 8, 2018
Compostela Haraldum Davis
Today I trudged into Santiago de Compostela, having completed my Camino, tired and footsore, but happy. At the queue in the cloisters waiting for our certificates we all compared blisters…
May 7, 2018
Camino Seen via Hotel Room Interiors
Phyllis says that for her my Camino is visually a succession of hotel room interiors. This is because of the nine-hour time-shift with California. When she is sleeping, I am…
May 4, 2018
Walking the Camino for Wild Camels
Today on the Camino I met Rosa, a zookeeper from Denmark. Rosa has walked the Camino from the French border to raise awareness and donations for wild camels. Wild camels…
May 4, 2018
Music in My Head
Yesterday I wrote about group singing along the Camino. It turns out that my biggest mistake in preparing for my Camino was musical. By way of background, I like to…
May 3, 2018
The Art of Being Alone with Oneself
I fear the art of being alone with oneself has been lost. Oh, I am no saint! In the evenings I catch up with family via FaceTime, news from the…
May 3, 2018
From Palas de Rei to Melide
I woke this morning early to rain splattering against my window. Clearly the weather had deteriorated from the wonderful sunny-but-cloudy sky of the day before. I walked from the largish…
May 2, 2018
Better Weather on the Camino
I forgot to mention that yesterday's story was written, and the images processed and uploaded, from the small bar across the street from my room. This was the only place…
May 1, 2018
Under Gray and Lowering Clouds
This morning I hoisted my camera backpack, and headed out into gray weather with lowering clouds. During the course of this day I was to experience torrential rain, steady hail,…
April 30, 2018
Walking in the Gardens of Galicia
Today I walked from Morgade to Portomarin, a somewhat bigger town. Portomarin seems like an interesting place. It was completely rebuilt, brick by brick, in the 1960s, when the original…
April 29, 2018
First Day on the Camino
Yesterday was my first day hiking on the Camino de Santiago. I walked roughly twelve kilometers from Sarria to Morgade, a small hamlet. Twelve kilometers is about seven miles, and…
April 29, 2018
Beginning my Compostela
Today I arrived to begin my pilgrimage walking to Santiago de Compostela. I am to start tomorrow morning from Sarria. As you can see in the image, the River Sarria…
April 27, 2018
Geometry
This is the ancient and magnificent Pont Valentre in Cahors, France and its reflections in the Lot River on a clear day with still water.
April 24, 2018
Dandelion in Calvignac
Wherever I am, I cannot resist a nice dandelion! This one was in Calvignac, in the southwest of France.
April 22, 2018
Morning at the Mas de Garrigue
Waking up at the Mas de Garrigue, out my window I saw the soft light of morning on the wisteria vine on the tower. Every detail here is close to…
April 21, 2018
Carmelite Chapel Ceiling
I photographed the ceiling of the Carmelite Chapel in Toulouse, France with my 8-15mm fisheye set to rectangular fisheye mode (meaning the 15mm setting, at 8mm this lens captures a…
April 19, 2018