The Fjord Cottage: Deep water stillness and a kettle on

Isla Merriweather

The water goes still just before dark, so still the far shore doubles itself on the surface. This is a night walk down to a cottage that holds warmth without hurry: a kettle set to low, the small sounds of a fire settling, mist moving across deep water that keeps its own quiet counsel. No plot to follow, no place to be. Only a steady drift toward rest, one calm breath at a time.