Bealtaine Cottage, Ireland
One Woman, Three Acres.
The apricot glow of a fading October sky, merged with the heavy rustling of cows on the field across the lane, drawing me outdoors.
Any noise on such a still evening exudes an eerie quality of something not understood…always best to go out and uncover the mystery.
The stillness of the evening makes one want to tip-toe on the lane.
The light is on its descent towards Samhain and deeper still to midwinter.
The Fennel looks to all intents and purposes the magical plant it is said to be, in this half-light.
…the warmth of the kitchen beckons me towards the light, as the apricot shadows fall back into night.
I love your use of “apricot” to describe the light. Very evocative and beautiful. As is the rest of your post, as always.
Thanks for saying…it inspires me to write more…
Blessings X
Colette
The light in the western sky was quite ethereal and apricot seemed to earth it!
Blessings
Colette
I love this post! That little cave is magical, indeed, and I’ve just stocked up on candles for the winter. Part of me loves when the power goes out, because everything goes so silent and with the soft flicker of candlelight. Thanks for the reminder that I don’t need to wait. We can always unplug. š For some reason, I’ve also been thinking about fennel almost nonstop for next year’s planting. Synchronous and beautiful! Thank you.
Fennel is a plant that there has been a lot of talk about patenting…I think the powers that be understand very well indeed the magic within!
Blessings
Colette X
Ohhh, that’s very interesting about a possible fennel patent! No wonder I’ve had fennel on the brain so much. Plants don’t like being patented anymore than humans do. Blessings!
Lovely post Colette. I often feel sad having to leave home for work when I’d rather be doing what feels like something more important in my garden, but at least the cycle route I take beside Langstone Harbour has its own pleasures. Today there was a lovely view of crepuscular rays through dark clouds shining on the water. I often see rabbits and numerous different kinds of birds. Today a kingfisher flew across the path in front of me – I think only the second time in my 50 years that I’ve ever seen one. A treat! š
All the best,
John.
How wonderful to read that…and cycling allows the time and space to embrace the natural world! I have been aware of something of a spectacular show that Mother Nature is putting on for us…or, maybe, just maybe, we are opening up to her more easily…
Blessings
Colette X
Beautiful, I love reading your posts. and I would love to live how you do one day x
Living close to the Earth is living close to the Mother…begin today in small ways and peace will follow. When I lived in London I started to make small changes to do this and it brought great comfort to my soul.
I hope that this blog inspires and encourages all to embrace our Mother.
Blessings
Colette X
Such a beautiful post Colette. xx
Bless you Joanne. Mother Earth is beautiful and I love to photograph her and write about her. š
Blessings X
Colette
Beautiful…I especially like the photo of that “green cave” on the top!
The colours of Nature and her architecture are wonderful to behold…the little cave holds more life than we can imagine. Blessings from Bealtaine X
Colette
Thank you!
I love the little folk that live in the woods:-) and candle light calling me home from the window….nice post:-)
To hold that image in your mind, is to keep your inner child embraced…a way of keeping grounded I believe.
Blessings X
Colette
Oh…to be a creative soul requires “holding on to that image of the inner child”….( long sigh)…those of us that still hold on to that childlike way of looking at the world…..you are so right…. blessings to you,too-robbie:-) I sure enjoy your posts…
Indeed! I can well understand why they thought that electric lights drove the fairies away! The flickering light of lanterns and candles certainly do create a much more mystical mood than bright electric lights do. As for planting fennel everywhere, in MY garden, it spreads itself all over and I have trouble keeping it in its place!!
Keep up the good work – I love reading these blogs much more than I did the anti-Monsanto, angry ones that I suspect most of the readers here already agree with anyway!
Thanks for being so direct…and I agree, as I like to write about the positive and pleasing aspects of life here, for I feel quite blessed!
Bless you Gordon X
Colette
Just lovely.