Month: April 2015
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the “E” Memories – walking down the memory Camino Lane
Enchanted forest is what I called this section of the Camino. We walked early in the morning and the mist was just slowly rising and burning off by the rays of the sun. The trees covered in moss and ivy were plenty along the path. standing tall and looking like woodland protectors. Simply beautiful! An ermita […]
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The “D” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
The Cruz de Ferro (Iron cross) is a very special location on the Camino Frances where millions of pilgrims have left rocks, stones and mementos. On my first Camino I carried with me some of my mother in law’s ashes, my father’s rosary beads, two small flowers from my parents’ grave site, and a special […]
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A Special Camino post – honoring my sister Denise
Say not in grief that she is no more But say in thankfulness that she was A death is not the extinguishing of a light, But the putting out of the lamp Because the dawn has come – R. Tagore This month I am photo blogging about the Camino, and at this time last year, on […]
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The “C” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
How lucky were we to walk through the Bierzo region of Spain (Castile-Leon) in prime cherry time. Trees overladen with the beautiful fruit sagged with the weight of their bounty. Spain is the second largest producer of cherries in Europe. A sign “Comes lo que quieres” (Eat how many you want) invited us to sample the […]
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The “B” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
This picture is of something we often see during our many days of walking: abandoned doors, buildings, farms and churches. There is a simple beauty in this particular photo, the door is barely standing yet the surrounding flowers and fence give it life. Bells, bells and more bells. There is no shortage of bells on the […]
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The “A” Memories – Walking down the Camino Memory Lane
First day of the A to Z April Blog Challenge, and since this is the start, I wanted to share with you the process I used to select my photos. during my three Camino Journeys, I took more than 5,600 photographs. Photography is one of my hobbies, and since I spent more than 2 and […]