Spring in California
It's mid-January, and that means springtime in Berkeley. Witness two iPhone photographs: the soles of Phyllis's gardening shoes with dirt contrasting to the treads, and the gate to a neighbor's…
Harold Davis—Best of 2019
The journey continues! 2019 was an exciting year for art, photography, books, teaching workshops, and travel. Abroad, I walked another pilgrimage trail; this time from Tui, on the River Minho…
San Francisco Reflections
Wandering with a friend in downtown San Francisco last week, I was struck by all the new construction, and how much things have changed. Over the past half-dozen years I…
Home, Peonies, and Irises
I've been traveling a month and a day---with x-ray photography, a lovely group in Paris (the after-hours session in Monet's garden at Giverny was probably my favorite part), and a…
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela at Sunrise
For well over a millennia, the Cathedral of Saint James has been the goal of a tireless---and tired and footsore---stream of pilgrims toiling along the various Caminos that lead to…
Blue Arrow and Yellow Arrow
The algorithm for following one of the pilgrimage trails to Santiago de Compostela is really pretty simple: follow the yellow arrows, or the well-known Camino clamshell trail markers. If you…
Seen Along the Way of Saint James
Here are a few random sightings captured with my iPhone camera on the Way of Saint James, specifically the Camino Portuguese, on my walk through southern Galicia towards Santiago. Above,…
Last Gas
I found this signage advertising the "latest" bar on the Camino Portuguese shortly before the Spanish border where the great pilgrimage trail crosses the River Minho to Tui, Spain. By…