Choosing  just the right dress for a fairy party takes quite a bit of time and consideration, especially when one is distracted by charming little fluttery folks sprinkling fairy dust all about. This little girl is being encouraged by fairies to enter the wardrobe chamber at the edge of my garden. It is filled with all sorts of silky finery for mortal children, like caps and capes, crowns and wings, instruments like drums, pan pipes and bells that ring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gardens are mysterious places where magic really does happen. As I walked through my garden this morning these are some of the plants and wild-lings I happened to encounter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The garden provides food for butterflies like this beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail sipping nectar from a common white lilac blossom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Children’s Garden is full of surprises, like this new sculpture that found it’s way here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lilac on the left is called Pocahontas, she is very fragrant and bees, moths and hummingbirds favor the nectar from her flowers.

Guardian of the Garden 

 

A tribute to the fairies, this garden angel watches over both children and Fae. Did you know Fae is another name for Fairy and can be spelled either Fae or Fay? Some other names are Little People, Good Folk, Flutter-by, Wee Folk, The Hidden People and Faerie. At my farm the Home Place Fairies hold court. They are garden and house fairies native to the state of Maine, they help tend gardens, are fond of children and pets and live inside large old trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toads are companions of the fairy folk, they like to snap up insects ,earthworms and slugs with their long sticky tongues. This little girl toad is named Brunhilde, she is only about an inch long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fairies love foxglove flowers. These beautiful apricot foxgloves are growing beside the entrance to my greenhouse door. The fairies like to wear hats made from these cap like flowers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring is a busy time in the greenhouse, yesterday I finally planted most of my seedlings into the garden. Whew!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large rosemary plants live year round in my under ground greenhouse, called a pit-house it is insulated by the earth on three sides, sunlight warms from above. These Rosemary have become large and quite heavy over the 25 plus years I have housed them. Too heavy to transport outdoors each spring, as I have not grown younger. This week I will take cuttings and root them for fresh new growth plants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catbirds are curious birds and somewhat annoying. Their name comes from their catlike call. They are mimics and imitate other songbirds as well as tree frogs and mechanical sounds! They make nests in coniferous shrubbery, like this one outside my bedroom window. They are fierce parents and will swoop down without hesitation on who or whatever goes near their nest. They allowed me to photograph this nest only because I am such good friends with the fairies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you spot this little ground bird nest I found while edging the perimeter of my wild garden, I am not sure what type of bird is making it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This glorious little creature is called a Hummingbird Moth and in my garden they are plentiful. A close friend of the fairy folk you can be certain fairies are nearby when you spot one of these little fellows.Their name comes from the fact that they look a lot like hummingbirds and are often mistaken for them. Unlike other moths they are not nocturnal, preferring the bright light of day to the darkness of night. They have olive green bodies banded with red stripes and  little tufts of hair on the ends of their tails which resemble feathers. They arrive here at the farm as soon as the Lilacs, Dames Rocket and Dragons wort begin to blossom, sipping nectar through long tongues they roll up under their chins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remember this little fellow from the Tower by the Lake in one of my earlier blogs? Last seen as a nestling, now fully feathered, this little fledgling hopped out of her nest and flew off shortly after this photograph was taken, much to the delight of two little fairies who happened to be passing by. This little Robin’s parents will watch over her and assist in her feeding for 3 more weeks.

These are some of the sights in my garden from this morning. I wonder what I might see tomorrow?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Place Fairies were very busy dusting the gardens in front of my little farmhouse this morning. They were fluttering about, rushing to get all their chores done before the rain came.

 

 

 

 

As the Fairies flew above me sprinkling their fairy dust I planted vegetable and flower seedlings knowing the coming rain will help to settle the little plants in.

Home Place Fairies are magical beings so naturally they finished their chores in a flash, while it took me most of this morning to complete mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While fluttering about the Fairies met a little girl wandering in the gardens. They complimented her on the clothing she wore, which matched the lilacs in bloom. The child was very polite; she curtsied as she thanked them. Being Fairies they absolutely adore polite children and so asked her to dance with them, which she did!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I caught a glimpse as I was planting of the child with the fairies twirling with delight as a gentle rain fell.

When I finished my garden chores I searched for the little girl and Fairy Folk though I could not find them, they were no where to be seen.

 

My dooryard gardens are waiting for fairy folk to sprinkle them with fairy dust which helps to nourish and make them grow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here at the farm there are always curious little Wee Folk peeking about….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I noticed some rather interesting little faces in the Bluebells this morning.

Later, I encountered the most adorable little Home Place Fairy just as she was finishing sprinkling the greenhouse with fairy dust!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look closely in your garden and you just might find a fairy friendly face peeking out at you!

 

 

 

 

Springtime Blues Fairy style…

In the gardens at the farm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wee Blue Fairy Folk waving wands…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along the roadside to Blue Fairy Hill… wee Blue Fairy Folk marching on…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the hilltop…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the meadow wee Blue Fairy Folk chasing stardust and  lighting wands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the first hint of twilight into the Enchanted Forest they go.

 

Tiny Wonders

 

 

 

 

 

Everywhere…

 

 

Even though you have probably never heard of nor seen it, Theodore Goodheart’s Enchanted Rickshaw has been used for centuries to transport Fairy Folk as well as true believers to Fairyland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theodore’s Rik Shaw has many enchantments, one of which is the ability to shape shift from very large to very small and back again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which means this Rik Shaw can shrink  to a wee small fairy size or grow large enough to accommodate two human children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sturdy little rig is also enchanted with the gifts of invisibility and fortitude.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all a fairy fine transport for those who are lucky enough to enter into Fairy Land.

 

 

 

Happy May Day from the Home Place Fairies and Old Horse!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Seamstress to the Fairies I have been very fortunate to be included in many of the Fairy Kingdoms celebrations and festivities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course naturally over time I was bound to meet and marry a Wizard, which I did a long time ago.

He’s an extraordinary Wizard who also happens to be a very talented glass artist.

This is a beautiful creation of his honoring the Home Place Fairies.