by C.F. Welburn | Sep 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Following on from a previous post about fantastical sites that surround us, this is an image I captured in La Rioja Alavesa, Spain, near the town of Laguardia. This eerie monolith is known locally as the Witch’s House (or even more awesomely as Shack of the...
by C.F. Welburn | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Aside from a few sack-clothed figures, they were quite alone in Kirfory’s great library. Balagir had never seen so many books and mused that even were he to read without sleep for the rest of his days, he would still get no further than the end of the top shelf. At...
by C.F. Welburn | Aug 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Inns, taverns, pubs… The social hub of any wayfarer’s existence! Providing respite from the road and, at times, the catalyst for mischief itself. To start this thread I’ve chosen the Flask in Highgate, London (an old haunt of mine). The pub dates back to 1663. Its...
by C.F. Welburn | Aug 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week I’ve been exploring Cádiz in southern Spain and came upon this isolated ruin. A bit of research revealed its name as Castilnovo Tower, built in the 13th century by Guzmán el Bueno as part of a defence system against the Moorish invasions. Beacons would be...
by C.F. Welburn | Aug 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
I cut my teeth on old Atari games—the Secret of Monkey Island making a lasting impression on me—and was subsequently weaned on the first generations of consoles. Things have certainly moved on since then, but I’m still an avid gamer. Rather unsurprisingly my favourite...
by C.F. Welburn | Aug 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
At times our surroundings can be as fantastical as any imagined landscape. This is a photo I took whilst travelling in Argentina in 2007. Some photoshopped winged beasts would not look out of place wheeling up there in the heights. Have you ever captured an image that...
