every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.
~ Carl Sagan
That simple, yet profound realisation, became a fuel to energise all I do here at Bealtaine Cottage.
Planting and planting as if my life depends upon it…and it does.
Living close to the Earth, for she nurtures us all.
“Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner,
how frequent their misunderstandings,
how eager they are to kill one another,
how fervent their hatreds.
Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that,
in glory and triumph,
they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot.”
~Carl Sagan
Nurture the Earth, for there is no other.
Where does one begin?
I can’t tell you.
How does one begin?
With kindness, compassion and a generosity towards future generations.
I agree wholeheartedly with Carl Sagan’s insightful observations, and admire your sincere endorsement of them in terms of your commitment to permaculture…..but my heart and soul, especially my soul, responds with joy at the sheer beauty of nature, as portrayed in your picture of the alo vera plant.
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Indeed, Christine, Carl Sagan was unique, in that he combined a poet’s mind with science…a rare combination of right and left brain thinking.
Colx
Do you know where the Sagan quotes came from?
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I sourced them online…there are lots of Sagan quotes and literature online, some dedicated.
Colx
Well said – all you can do is make your own garden of eden – hopefully inspire someone else to do the same – to green up and love up and pretty up the world. Tending our own patch here and there. Creating a refuge from the hustle and bustle of the world. Your place is an inspiration.
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I believe that more and more scientists are awakening to the realisation that Gaia is not mechanical, as science itself holds true, but a living entity governed by a connected consciousness.
This land has proved that to me.
Blessings from Bealtaine,
Colx
Ditto the above.
And I love the loo that has been transformed into a floral throne 🙂
Also those bees!!!!! in the top image, thank goodness their numbers do not seem to have declined as much in your little paradise as they have everywhere else.
I feel inspired to tend my little (tiny but I’m sure it still counts) patch of garden Beltaine cottage style this year.
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Every flower, every shrub, every tree counts…plant something and the life gathers around it!
Bless you
Colx
I agree wholeheartedly with Carl Sagan’s insightful observations, and admire your sincere endorsement of them in terms of your commitment to permaculture…..but my heart and soul, especially my soul, responds with joy at the sheer beauty of nature, as portrayed in your picture of the alo vera plant.
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Indeed, Christine, Carl Sagan was unique, in that he combined a poet’s mind with science…a rare combination of right and left brain thinking.
Colx
Do you know where the Sagan quotes came from?
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I sourced them online…there are lots of Sagan quotes and literature online, some dedicated.
Colx
Thanks for sharing – great words!
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Bless you X
Colx
Well said – all you can do is make your own garden of eden – hopefully inspire someone else to do the same – to green up and love up and pretty up the world. Tending our own patch here and there. Creating a refuge from the hustle and bustle of the world. Your place is an inspiration.
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I believe that more and more scientists are awakening to the realisation that Gaia is not mechanical, as science itself holds true, but a living entity governed by a connected consciousness.
This land has proved that to me.
Blessings from Bealtaine,
Colx
Ditto the above.
And I love the loo that has been transformed into a floral throne 🙂
Also those bees!!!!! in the top image, thank goodness their numbers do not seem to have declined as much in your little paradise as they have everywhere else.
I feel inspired to tend my little (tiny but I’m sure it still counts) patch of garden Beltaine cottage style this year.
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Every flower, every shrub, every tree counts…plant something and the life gathers around it!
Bless you
Colx
Bravo, thanks for reminding us of that
carole