Blarney, Blessings and the Irish Hills

May you have the hindsight to know where you've been
the foresight to know where you're going
and the insight to know when you're going too far.

a wee

Irish Blessing

to

begin

our

hike

in

the

wild

Irish Hills

Annie,

John

and I

thought

the

sunny

cool

day would be perfect

for a hike

the hike

actually starts

(or ends)

right behind our house

and

goes

up

and up

and follows

the hills

canyons

and valleys

west

behind

Costco

you can see

SLO

hidden

behind

the foothills

of San Luis Mountain

it's

pretty

rocky and rough

along the way

we followed

the Froom Creek Trail

babbling creeks

and

waterfalls

break the quiet

of the

deep canyons

evidently

folks hike

these hills

and forage

for Chanterelle mushrooms

they say when

the

weather

is cool

and moist

there are hundreds of Chanterelles

hidden

under logs

and

tree roots

you would

have

thought

that we found

the

'shrooms

but

no,

just happy

the poppies

are

just starting

to

pop

waterfalls

trickle

down

throughout

the canyons

and after

about

five

miles

of trails

you end up

(or start)

behind

Costco

and

return

to civilization

May brooks and trees and singing hills
Join in the chorus too,
And every gentle wind that blows
Send happiness to you.