Category: Travel
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Ireland: Bunratty Castle
While some might suggest that posting photos of my trip to Ireland here is a bit off topic. I’d argue that it was research. Research for drawing better castles and the like on my fantasy maps as well as inspiration for my D&D games! “Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare,…
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Ireland: Blarney Castle
I was recently on a trip to get some inspiration for castles and the like. We don’t have a lot of those in the Pacific Northwest. In September I travel with a delightful group of ladies to the majestic land of the Irish, which is chuck-a-block full of old castles, cemeteries, monasteries, and ruins. Blarney…
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Pike Place, Seattle
August 6, 2016 – Paul and I strolled by the ferris wheel in the morning, near Pike Place Market in Seattle. The ferris wheel wasn’t open when we walked passed, but it does look cool.