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Today I said goodbye to a very dear friend.

She has left the island, she has left the home that she loved
She will never leave my heart.

Many of you will know her, she was a popular Island Blogger.

My life seems to be full of goodbyes right now and I am saddened

I cannot say Haste ye back, for she will not return.

Hermit Life has blogged about friendship and just how valuable a good friend is

A friendship can be for a lifetime
even though distance may keep us apart.

My friend lived at a very remote part of Coll. You had to travel across sand dunes, over rocks and along the bay. Dodgy at the best of times. But when you got there, wow !! there was always a warm welcome, a hot scone or some beautiful home baking and a cuppa tea.

Her home seemed to be on the very edge of the island,
and when the sun set, there was a beauty that no words can describe

The sea sparkles and twinkles
and all around the sound of the corncrake, the drumming of the snipe
and the shrill cry of the oyster catcher.

Heavy Horses, pigs, sheep, chickens, geese, doves, cat, and a growing number of dogs. Life was never quiet !!

Eventually the sad day came when she and her beloved husband had to leave Coll

A huge animal transporter arrived and
the heavy horses of Coll were lead across the bay to the waiting horse box

One of the horses looked around
as if to say "Goodbye" to the home he had loved



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The animals seemed to know
seemed to sense what was happening
and they behaved so well,

No fuss, no struggle and with great dignity
in they went.

First the sheep,
then the pigs followed
The horses, hens and doves

The geese went last

And so that big boat arrived

hugs, tears, farewells


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The sun has finally set on their life on Coll
and the island has lost
two good people
I and many of their friends will miss them.


Bon Voyage
I wish you every happiness in your new life.
xxxxxx

Hey, aint it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but dont you let them.
(James Taylor - You Got a Friend)