Camino Photo of the Day: Downhill through the Forests of Aveyron

The Camino turned onto a rough dirt and stone road through open pasture land before eventually dwindling as usual to a narrow dirt path through trees and brush. This path, which soon acquired ruined stone walls to either side, trended increasingly downwards. There’s something of the romance of færie in these places. Date: 25 August 2023 Place: between Le Briffoul […]

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Camino Photo of the Day: the Ragged Pilgrim

Just beyond the Église Saint-Pierre de Bessuéjouls, I came upon this ragged pilgrim. There are any number of statues and pieces of art along the various Camino routes. Many depict a pilgrim in traditional medieval pilgrim garb. Of course, this is identical to how Saint James is often depicted, so there is inevitably some confusion. This particular pilgrim is made of […]

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Camino Photo of the Day: the Pillars of the Earth

Each of the pillars in the hidden chapel are different, particularly their capitals. The designs range from Biblical or angelic figures to knotwork to plant life to grotesque creatures. They very much brought to mind Hannah’s Canticle from the first Book of Samuel, from which Ken Follett took the title of his famous book. I took many photos here, which […]

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