Just me and the sheep

imageWould you hike with this person in full regalia? And please don’t confuse the head in this photo with a sheep’s head even though I accidentally posed a little that way.

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Today I tried to be like Saint Patrick, alone on the mountains with the sheep…except I don’t think that he ate much and I had a chicken sandwich and two power bars.

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Sometimes I found myself making up songs and singing them to God. I was inspired by how Saint Patrick spent all his time as a shepherd talking to God.  I don’t know how my songs sounded, but I liked them and I hope God did too.

Check out this short video clip to get the feeling of Sheep’s Head Way.

I never saw another soul all day, except when I got slightly lost and just at that moment a car came along the remote road and pointed out the way to go. Now that’s how the angels work.

Tonight I’m at the Bridge View Inn in Kilcrohane.

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I loved seeing these violets on the way.

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The instructions were not exaggerating when they said this is a boggy trail!

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Tomorrow I hike Gouladane Mountain!

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  1. Ann Wilson Avatar

    Beautiful but definitely boggy! St. Francis, I think did a lot of that communing with God by himself in nature, too. xo

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      Yes, I’ve been thinking of him, too. 😇

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  2. Vicki Vaughan Avatar

    really beautiful.

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      A stark kind of beauty!

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  3. Pamela Hickein Avatar

    Love the violets. God is leaving you little love notes… ❤

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      What a great thought!

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  4. Jaspal Soni Avatar

    Very inspirational pics with beautiful nature around!

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      Yesterday I saw the tail and of a red box near the holy well.

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      1. issanotes Avatar

        I saw her red fox, not a red box.

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    2. issanotes Avatar

      It’s hard to absorb it all!

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  5. Sudie Avatar

    Lois you are just the hiking fashionista! Don’t you just LOVE the green? Have a great hike tomorrow and shiwbusbhiw dirty your boots are getting!
    Love Susie

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      You are too kind! My boots wash off in a stream. How cool is that?

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  6. Marshall Haley Avatar

    Beautiful scenes, thanks, Lois! Wish I were back on the olde sod with you! Say hello to the Haleys if you get to Cork!

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      Oh my…you have family here. Fantastic!

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  7. Irina Avatar

    Great adventure and beautiful violets!Gorgeous views.

    Definitely God likes your composing and singing talent and listening to you is also can be quite exciting because you have a lot to share.

    Well,if I were God and you were a YouTube I would “follow” your channel 😊

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    1. issanotes Avatar

      You made me laugh out loud! Thanks.

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  8. Catherine Avatar

    Looks like a lot of fun!

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