Colette O'Neill, Innovator of Goddess Permaculture ~Plantswoman ~ Teacher ~ Writer and Photographer
“Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.” ― Terence McKenna I was shocked when I first read this quote! However, it is not a statement I can debate, because, from where I am at this moment in time, I have to agree. It is short and succinct! It is […]
MoreThere is so much happening in the world at present that many of you are struggling to keep abreast of all the doom and gloom, with the war machine ramping up into full steam ahead and governments failing to really listen to the will of the people. Of course it is as much about money, […]
MoreSammy-Bear is filthy. From head to paw, disgusting in the extreme! Last night, as the moon came towards its fullest, Sammy refused to come in. As I walked Jack in the full light of a post storm moon, I could see Sammy on the hill behind the cottage darting here and there as he chased […]
MoreThe new sign at Bealtaine Cottage, alongside a more important one…”No Fracking!” Time to advertise what it is we stand for! The power of advertising is immense. Corporations and governments allocate massive amounts of money each year to get their messages of suppression and control across to the public. However, we have the access to […]
MoreTelevision News Stations do not tell you the news. They give you the views of the elite, who own them and run them. They feed your children dumbed down shows that make them feel inadequate. Your doctor does not ask about how YOU are, what you ate last night for dinner, how you slept over […]
MoreI had no idea! Reading about soil today has enlightened me…no, transported me…into another world, seriously! The world beneath my feet. I have always had a fascination with Fairies and the world of Nature, but was never fully cognisant of the facts about our soil…that deep, dark, rich matter that gives forth all we eat. Facts […]
MoreAfter listening to the radio this morning, which I should not have done, I had to seek solace and sanity in the gardens. I will not go into what it was that upset me, but like most of you who read this blog, you can put a fair guess that it had something to do […]
MoreWorking in the gardens today. The evening has arrived. It’s hot and still and sweat appears effortlessly. To chill out I decided to just ramble around the gardens here at Bealtaine, mug of coffee in one hand, camera in the other. These are some of the poppies grown from seed this year…all are different shades […]
MoreGenerations of people have lived in the west of Ireland, generations have left…and those who remain are fast fading into a sparse population… This is the story of one abandoned dwelling in the North West of Ireland. Government policy appears to militate against people living here… Nature begins to consume the little stone barn… This […]
MoreThese photographs you are about to see were taken in the area of North West Ireland where prospecting for Gas was carried out in recent years. The site was purchased by the company who test-drilled. Local people remember what happened and have spoken to me about it. In some photographs I am standing right on […]
MoreFerns…some of the oldest living plants in our world. When I began the Bealtaine Permaculture Project back in 2004 there were few of these beautiful plants anywhere on this land. I remember digging one up in a woodland not far from here and planting it in the small, wannabe woodland that was to become the […]
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