Gail and I have just completed another portion of the Via Francigena pilgrimage which started in Canterbury and will eventually take us to Rome. This year, we walked 575 kilometres from Tergnier to Gy in France. Although we planned to walk about 40 kilometres further to Besançon, an unfortunate fall that severely limited Gai’s ability... Continue Reading →
A Day at Vitra
Gail and I have just completed another portion of the Via Francigena pilgrimage which started in Canterbury and will eventually take us to Rome. This year, we walked 575 kilometres from Tergnier to Gy in France. Although we planned to walk about 40 kilometres further to Besançon, an unfortunate fall that severely limited Gai’s ability... Continue Reading →
Two Days in Basel
Gail and I have just completed another portion of the Via Francigena pilgrimage which started in Canterbury and will eventually take us to Rome. This year, we walked 575 kilometres from Tergnier to Gy in France. Although we planned to walk about 40 kilometres further to Besançon, an unfortunate fall that severely limited Gai’s ability... Continue Reading →
On Location at Camp Morton for a Polaroid Project
My two year—and counting—foray into the wild world of Polaroid SX-70 photography has taken me in various directions. Recently, I have been working with Polaroid Black and White 600 film and this has led to my current project at Camp Morton Provincial Park in Manitoba. Established as a Fresh Air Camp in 1921, the site... Continue Reading →
Scenes from the world before…part four
Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 2007 Shikoku, Japan, 2017 Pilgrim with kanwar, Garhmukteshwar, India, 2011 Amritsar, Punjab, India, 2011 Moscow, Russia, 2007 Agra, India, 2011
Walking to Rome: London Five
Neil (a fellow Winnipegger) at home in Blackheath. Gracious host, Good friend. Making his home our home for one more night.
Walking to Rome: A (Half) Day In Reims
Morning cathedral Noon bubbly Afternoon train To London
Walking to Rome: Via Francigena Day 16 Redux
This is the last walking day of our first stage of the Via Francigena. If the photos seem familiar, it is because we completed this day’s walk on September 24. I wanted to report the successful completion on that day even though I had only posted days 1 to 11 by that time. The missing... Continue Reading →
Walking to Rome: Via Francigena Day 14
Bapaume Beaulencourt British Commonwealth Cemetery Thilloy Road Commonwealth Cemetery Manchester Commonwealth Cemetery Église Saint-Pierre, Villers au Flos Église catholique Notre-Dame de Rocquigny, architect Jean-Louis Sourdeau, 1929-32 Necropole Nationale, Moislains Église Paroissiale, Moislains, architect Louis Faille, 1928-32 Canal du Nord Australian Remembrance Trail of the Battle of Mont-Saint-Quentin Péronne
Walking to Rome: Arras, Part 2
Art Deco Carrière Wellington