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Twilight in the hills above Willunga

Come, heart, where hill is heaped upon hill:
For there the mystical brotherhood
Of sun and moon and hollow and wood
And river and stream work out their will;
Into the twilight – W.B.Yeats

Into the twilight…

The early poetry of W.B. Yeats; poetry of the ‘Celtic Twilight’ has been a passion of mine since about 1994, my final year of high school. Yeats’ early poetry captures the local celtic folklore of the land, explores its mysticism and the simple truths of beauty, wonder and intrigue. Something about it struck a chord with my celtic-loving soul and actually influenced the way I looked at nature, no matter what part of the world I happen to be in.  To put it as simply as I can, nature is my religion – it’s what I wholeheartedly revere and believe in.

Also, when I think about the best bits of days – the parts of days that fill me with wonder – it always comes back to twilight. It’s that fleeting time between day and night that is beautiful in any weather and in any place. For me, twilight is when you feel closest to some sort of otherworld – doors feel open.  You can feel spirit in the environment. My true-hearted love of nature and the environment feed my mystical soul – and I can’t help but feel ‘magic’ in the natural world.

I started this blog in 2004. It  is really just about an attempt to capture and record all the twilights in my life – those moments of insight, learning, feeling and experience. Writing has always been the easiest form of self-expression for me, and the thoughts flow quicker in front of the computer than they do in a paper journal. So, although the world can read what I write, I don’t seek commentary specifically, in fact I’ve avoided having too many readers. I’m not a great writer in that regard as I’ve always been a little afraid of having readers.  I’m starting to be braver about sharing, and am opening the site up more. Mainly though, I write for me – this is a just a journal and I’m not declaring this is worth sharing.

The majority of this site is about interaction with the environment, and animals –  a huge part of my muse.  It’s also about my childlike wonder about the world. I’m not sure I’ll ever grow up and stop being fascinated and I’m not sure I want to evolve into anything remotely mature.

Underpinning this blog is my dream of self-sufficiency and growing plants, fruits and vegetables – living sustainably with nature. My life has changed during this blog – from having a farm – then having children – then moving from the farm – but my hopes and dreams are still the same and drive me towards increasingly self-sustainability.  ;-)

Angela