Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Heather in the summer grass

If I hear the words "purple" and "green" the first thing I think about is purple heather snuggled in the green summer grasses of wild Connemara bogs. 


I can feel the fresh breeze touching my skin, the sun from behind the fleeting clouds is week but almost warm. The smell of bogs and water, grass and wild flowers is overpowering and sweet.

There is nothing like Walking Connemara in the summer.  


purple heather plants in the grass

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heather in the grass

heather flowers in the grasses

heather flowers in the grass

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heather plants in the wild Connemara grasses

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