I got away for a few hours last Friday. I worked half a day and then jumped into my car and headed south to the Wicklow Mountains. I couldn't get there fast enough. I needed to get away. I needed in my very soul to be in the sunshine and wilderness. I needed to pray. I needed to think. I needed to have fun. The day was too beautiful to spend inside... thankfully, I was able to get out for a few hours of glorious sunshine. The end of the day produced the most magnific

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Another weekend... another hike in Wicklow. I might be jumping in to this whole hillwalking thing with both feet... but I'm loving it. This last hike was completely different to the first one. For starters - the weather was MUCH better and the trail - well... there was actually a trail to follow! The mountain was much harder, but much more enjoyable. Here are just a couple of iphone pics I took along the way. I'll add more soon. #Iphone #mountains #winter #hillwalking #

One of the advantages to living on the east coast is having access to places with a lot of trees during the autumn months. I love it! Dee and I came across this little bridge in County Wicklow a few weeks ago. The light was just right and I instantly knew that it was going to make a great pic.... Honestly - As I stood there looking at the light painting and lighting up the leaves in a soft glow I couldn't help be be struck by the fact that it looked like a painting. I co

I did something this weekend that I have been wanting to do for a while now. I joined a hiking club. For years now I have been talking about it... but the need to exercise (aka train for the Camino next spring) and meet new people finally pushed to do it. There are a lot of great hiking clubs here in Dublin and it can be competitive to get one of the limited spots on the hikes... but I was able to join one yesterday. The club is called "the challenge hikers".... but I did

Autumn in Wicklow... #trees #color #randompic #autumn #weather #seasons #landscape #wicklow