Walking below the North Downs, on the Pilgrims Way: Boughton Lees, Charing, Eastwell

On our way to Serranías de Murrillo, early morning and looking back over the city we left behind.

Inevitably it is necessary to give a historical perspective of this yearly festival that takes place in the city of La Paz, Bolivia. The celebration transforms and stimulates the social life of La Paz every year, emanating from a particular way of understanding and living Andean Catholicism. The Parade begins with a procession through the western part of the city. This procession is central to the event, involving 40,000 devotees who dance and sing in an offering to the patron saint. The dance has a sacred significance for the sixty-nine fraternities involved, which are greeted in the streets in a euphoric atmosphere where the music of 7,000 musicians resonates. It is so owe inspiring that it is rightfully a UNESCO Wold Heritage event (Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). The image venerated with dance and music is believed to have arrived in the city at the founding of the convent of the Mothers of the Sacred Conception on the 8th of December 1663.

An image that has been with me for a while... It came to fruition in a few hours, which surprised me.

Von Wildenhaus, an extraordinary Seattle band with the mesmerising Billie Bloom, live at the Lighthouse pub in Walmer.

The 10th collection of Creative, imaginary scenes

Continuing with my Portraits project: The Self 4

The most pictures valley, we walked from Pelham to Lyminge. Not far but most rewarding views.

A Tree and its bench...

A reflection on religion and its disorientation: Mary faded in the foreground and the Anfgel addressing her in the background....