Peregrino Spaces
Today’s image: Red Leaves of Autumn, northern Spain. “It’s religion that’s causes wars.” How many sweeping statements along these lines do we hear? This is one of those religious myths that exists because of repetition. But what are the facts? The term “religious war” is used very loosely. It behooves . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: From Dark into Light. A mountain cabin in Catalunia. Abuelo preached at the spanish church on Sunday. Not for the first time, but this was an interesting evening. As the first words of the opening greeting were spoken, the lights went out. The storms were making their presence . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Pre-storm light draws copper from the dry desert browns. In true spanish mañana mode, the rain came a day later than forecast. 🙂 This morning the dry rambla that we use as an access road is running as a gentle river, and there are flood reports from various . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Spa in Budapest, Hungary 🙂 We have had the expected dry, dry, dry, hot, hot, hot summer, and suddenly yesterday we were issued an amber weather warning for ‘heavy precipitations’. The rain started in earnest early this morning, and it sounds & looks quite impressive. 50mm is forecast . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Autumn Fire, Cadiz countryside, Spain The family background search is popping up surprises all the time. I have followed regular routes, with limited details emerging. A quirk of perversity had me decide not to go via the commercial find-your-ancestry websites – one of these sites had made it . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: September Vendimia, Jerez de la Frontera. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. This axiom was challenged by some wonderful info and images relating to the Broadbent Quest that I’ll be posting soon, and reinforced by . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Small harbour, Portugal.. As mentioned, Abuelo enjoys relaxing by watching nature programs, or – in stark contrast – watching the series on aircrash investigations. The crashes I can take or leave – no, be honest, I prefer to leave them; but the statistician in me is rather concerned . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: A Tall Ship in the Mediterranean. Shades of John Masefield. William Henry Broadbent – 1835-1907. William was the oldest son of John and Esther. A pioneer in medicine, and physician to both Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, he was appointed 1st Baronet of Brook St., London . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Pure Spanish Horse, Cadiz, Spain. The camera comes where I go, and over the years I have amassed mega-files of fotos. Vast numbers of images of horses in movement, some good, some average and a few wows. Less of the rarer, magical, one-off moments of stillness – it’s . . . ➤➤continues➤➤
Today’s image: Three Frosted Roses. The three daughters of John and Esther. Mary Jane Broadbent. Mary Jane was born in April 1839, and died on August 2 1864. She was the eldest daughter, closest in age to William and Butterworth. She managed the household for William in London for quite . . . ➤➤continues➤➤