The mountains of Connemara, Ireland are as picturesque as you can get. At least, in my opinion, they are. I mean I’ve driven through other mountains. Like the Adirondacks in Upstate, New York. The mountains in Yellowstone. Mountains in Italy and the Swiss Alps. But none of these mountains have sheep grazing on them. Yes, I said sheep. I was noticing this about 2 weeks ago when my family and I were driving through the Connemara mountains.
As my husband drove and I took in the picturesque scenery. We would stop here and there to take some pictures and take in the beauty that was surrounding us. Every once in a while we would see a lake or a stream of water. And then we would stop so we could take pictures of the sheep grazing. I even took one or two videos. It’s kinda funny watching the Irish sheep stop eating so they can look up at us and wonder (that’s even if sheep can wonder) why these people stopped to watch them eat or walk for that matter. And I’ve always found it fascinating that these Irish sheep in Connemara have paint on them. It’s usually pink or blue paint, but on this last visit to Ireland, we noticed some of them were rainbow-colored.
Anyway back to these mountains. They really are beautiful to look at and take pictures of. They aren’t the highest mountains I’ve ever seen, but there is something about the Connemara mountains that made me want to stop for a few minutes and take in their beauty. Maybe it’s the green grass I can still see on them. Maybe it’s because they are that picturesque, or maybe it’s the fact that they are in Ireland and I have found myself in love with the Country my mom’s dad’s family is from. I mean it doesn’t matter if it’s raining, if it’s cold, if there’s sunshine or not there is something about Connemara that makes me want to stop and look and take pictures.
If you have been to these picturesque mountains in Ireland you know what I’m talking about. Or you might disagree with me which is fine too. If you’ve never been to Connemara I would highly suggest you go and see for yourself. See if you think they are beautiful. See if you think they are picturesque. See what you think about the Irish sheep grazing and walking. When and if you do go hopefully you will see what I see. If not that’s ok too. Either way, I hope you enjoy the Connemara region in your own way and, Ireland. Below is my Irish Sheep video.
Kathleen Smith author of Miscarriages My Story, Brooklyn Raised Livin’ Upstate & Hey You Moments to Remember. Blogs about a variety of things. Has her own podcast Kathleen’s Korner and she is the CEO of BearsWithApps. OH, let’s not forget her YouTube channel