Morning in the west of Ireland on a perfect day in late June.
The back door of the cottage is open; wood pigeons call softly to one another as blackbirds swoop noisily in and out of the blackcurrant bushes, feasting on the heavily laden stems.
Morning…full of stillness and promise, the prelude to a hot, dry day of high summer.
The cottage will remain a cool sanctuary, as the heat of the day rises golden over the hill of Ballyfermoyle.
Birds will swoop along paths of shade, wings outstretched catching the earthy updraft of chill.
“Summer was our best season: it was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the treehouse; summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
“Summer set lip to earth’s bosom bare, and left the flushed print in a poppy there.”
― Francis Thompson
The hill at the back of the cottage captures the sounds of the birds, holding them close before echoing onto the walls and through the open door into the cool recesses of the stone.
Leaving this sacred place would never sit easy in my heart, for all that is Bealtaine Cottage has been co-created with the great Mother: Earth, Gaia, Nature…whatever insufficient name we draw upon to express the mystery of the Divine.
My dream to plant a forest will come to pass…in some divine way…
I dream and manifest the vision in sleep and wakedness.
One day, a beautiful morning such as this will shine through onto a young forest floor, illuminating the darkness of a greed-stricken world.
Beautiful, beautiful beautiful As your forest grows i can feel the tranquility from afar. You are an amazing person. May we all plant forests like you.
Blessings on this beautiful day XXX
Collette,
Yours is a soft, continuous voice in the world of Permaculture. I aspire to co-create with Mother Nature something as amazing as Bealtane Cottage. You are an inspiration.
May your dreams of planting a forest come true!
Lisa
Bless you Lisa XXX
We’re having perfect days in upstate New York, too. Perfect day yesterday, hot, with a wonderful afternoon thunderstorm.
“illuminating the darkness of a greed-stricken world.”
What a beautiful way of professing our deepest wish! Your post transpires tranquility & the cottage reminds me of my grandmother’s home where in contrast to its sunny outdoors, the dimness indoors enveloped, welcomed & comforted us… it was never feared nor regarded as depressing.
Thank you for the share!
Blessings on this bright morning XXX
Colette ,I just wanted to let you know I appreciate your gift of blessings ,bringing a beautiful day to even another level with your words and visuals. Thank You for all you do and Bless You .
Lovely words and I thank you X
Blessings XXX