Well, it is just one of those days when it is a challenge to focus. The old brain flitting around like it has nothing better to do. Geez, what does it take to calm down. Maybe could blame it on the planets or something.
Those were a nice couple articles about pilgrimage in Scotland and England. I was searching for a third article but now I think that there was only two. Anyway, it is nice to see routes opening up to give people more opportunities and opportunities closer to home. Maybe this will take some of the pressure off major routes like the Camino Frances. And maybe this will bring some income to the country places that always seem staved for cash.
There was an article not long ago in Backpacker magazine about opening up trails in the West Bank. People were retracing certain journeys in Old Testament history. It is all very new and a little iffy but moving forward.
Maybe if you hear of something of interest along these lines you could put a link in the comments and we could chat it up. It would be good to encourage this sort of thing and especially if they are in our own backyard. Wait there is one in my backyard! Hehe.
I am going down to walk in a Camino in California in July sponsored by the Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church in Forest Park. It is a one day deal, I forget the exact date. We will have more as it gets closer. More opportunities for us.
On person that I am anxious to meet there at this event is Edie Littlefield Sundby who just brought a book called Mission Walker. She had big time health challenges and decided to walk the Camino Real all the way up California. This is the trail that connected the missions. Hopefully at some point I can get her to write a little bit on her experience for Caminoheads blog. She will be book touring, join her somewhere.
Yea, it’s all Camino if you can get Camino feelings, or experience or friendship from it. Right? Blisters are not enough. Mileage is not enough. But it has to be that transformative thing. That’s what we are looking for gang, that transformative thing.
OK, off I go. Have a list of things to do that is making me anxious. Calm down Felipe and tackle them one at a time. It will come together.
Talk to you tomorrow. Chat it up, love, Felipe.
Taking a little break here. I think it is the rain again that makes it hard to focus. A pilgrimage implies movement and our spring seems a little stuck!
Thinking about work in a pilgrimage context. Will talk with you about that next week… I am trying to think of farming as Way… We will all talk…
Top o’ the Mornin’ to ya, Felipe!
My mind totally focused for today, PLANT CORN! I trust all is in readiness with my computer controlled corn planter. I never know for sure until I’m in the field and dropping those precious little colored seeds. I’ve gone thru the pre-plant check list enough, but again, the test is in the doing. The soil conditions are perfect, and tho it’s plenty cool and windy, the over all situation is good. No rain forecast for a couple of days, so I hope to at least get the “Home Farm” all planted. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Have I connected you to the Winter Pilgrim’s blog? What an amazing woman she is. She does pilgrimage only in the dead of winter, and has logged over 30 THOUSAND miles!! Wow. Inspiration abounds!
SF,
PFJ