castle across the lake

castle across the lake –

blue rowboat to take me there –

moving, not moving

On the way back to Oughterard in Connemara, County Galway, we stop to admire Klyemore Abbey perched on the shore on the far side of the lake. Originally a castle, it became an abbey in 1920, founded by Benedictine nuns fleeing the bombing of Belgium during World War I. The lovely blue boat beckons to me to row across the lake, but no oars and my imagination travels much faster.

on a rocky hill

on a rocky hill

white-faced black sheep with curved horns –

hiding, not hidden

Connemara, the rocky coast of County Galway, is wild and beautiful. Sheep are everywhere, beside the road, on the road, lying in the soft Irish grass, peering out from crannies among the rocks. There are so many rocks, so many sheep,we figure the sheep eat rocks.