Old Horse with Nightingale and La Rosa.

Late June through July is when Foxgloves bloom here in Maine, a favorite plant of the fairy folk.

Tall, lovely plants they are biennial, which means they bloom the second year when started from seed and then their life cycle is completed.

Here at the farm I gather seeds once the blossoms have dried on the stem, sprinkling them here, there and everywhere.

The scattered seeds settle on the ground; when  summer draws to a close fairies gently tuck them into the soil where they will rest through the winter. The seeds will “slumber” beneath dried leaves and deep snow, sprouting the following spring.

The first year foxglove seedlings will grow lush green foliage but they will not produce a single flower.

It is during the second year of their life cycle that Foxgloves grow tall bursting into full blooms.

The fairies all the while continue to sprinkle them with magical dust, nourishing and encouraging the plants to grow.

Early in the morning the Home Place Fairies Nightingale, La Rosa and Delphinia affectionately greet Old Horse.

Old Horse is their companion; the loyal guardian of all the Home Place Fairies.

Through the long cold months of winter Old Horse stands vigil guarding the entrance to the Fairies secret woodland chambers.

Old Horse was long ago enchanted by the Home Place Fairies

and though Old Horse ages, he never grows old.

The bond between Old Horse and the Fairies is very strong. Forged from integrity and respect as well as love and commitment the bond has solidified, becoming everlasting; suspended in time.

In the earliest hours of each and every August morning before humans are awake, the fairy folk greet Old Horse with hugs and kisses, showering him with fairy dust.

Later in the day when an old friend comes to visit, the fairies will have left the stable yard and gardens for the shade of the Enchanted Forest.

Old Horse will greet Nina who being magical herself in a Nordic gardening kind of way will never let on that she can see the fairy magic that  surrounds her dear old friend.

Together they will reminisce about the past as they walk into the Future of Possibilities.

Home Place Fairies are always on the lookout for new and illuminating discoveries.

They search way down low, sprinkling nourishing fairy dust, encouraging the smallest of flowers to blossom and grow.

Fairies flutter up high into the tallest of trees where wondrous beings hover and fly.

“Don’t you know everyone has a Fairyland.”

      P.J. Travers

Sometimes if a community is lucky they might have an individual or two who stands out for their selfless acts of giving. Here in mid coast Maine generations of children have been fortunate enough to have been acquainted with an entire family of such individuals whose hearts overflow with generosity and love. A big shout out to Miss. Bette, Miss. Angie, Miss. Jo, Mr. Jerry and Miss. Suzanne!

The Wizard and I have hosted many annual end of the school year Grand Fairy Tea Parties for one of the most dynamic preschools we know of. Lovely Annie, a fairy fine wandering minstrel delights us with her music, she is beautiful to behold.

Adults and children dance and prance as we parade through gardens with shy little fairies glimmering beside us.

With the assistance of parents and friends wishes are collected from all of the children and deposited within a tiny wicker basket. This basket is dusted with magical fairy dust, carefully attached to environmentally safe balloons and carried by the currents of the wind to Fairyland. What fun on a brilliant day!

Here’s a little movie/ slideshow of our wonderful morning of celebration. Click on the link below…enjoy.

Grand Fairy Tea Party

I wonder what kinds of wishes the fairies received?

Magic Happens in Every Garden.

All you have to do is look.

Helping the Home Place Fairies spread fairy dust on lovely June Poppies in Maine.

Here Ye, Here Ye,

Come together in Celebration,

both young and old.

Today is the day, it’s that time of the year…

The Grand Fairy Tea Party!

A culmination of Summer from Spring,

when Fairy Folk and humans gather together

for joyous song and dancing,

appreciation and respect.

The Fairies announce this gathering

and welcome you here.

Fairies believe in the Magic of Possibilities.

They understand the power of wishful thinking and the magic that is nature and the natural world surrounding us.

Lula Belle is the tallest of the Home Place Fairy Folk and because of this one fact she is the first of the fairies to emerge from their winter chambers each and every spring.

Her job is to determine exactly when the spring winds are just right for sprinkling  fairy dust on the blueberry fields here in Maine.

Today the sun came out from behind the clouds as a gentle wind blew in from the north west. Lula Belle determined these conditions were perfect for dusting the fields.

Lulla Belle calls out to her fairy companions,  “Come, sprinkle fairy dust to help encourage the blueberries to flourish and grow. ” The other fairies are feeling rather shy after spending the long cold winter in their cozy chambers. They’ve not once opened their wings to flutter or fly all winter and are feeling a bit timid and shy about doing so after all this time.

The smallest of the fairies, being the most curious sets off, following a sparkle of Lula Belle’s fairy dust which leads to a cluster of human children who’ve heard the fairies whispering and seen their twinkling lights.

The fairies chose to shape shift, increasing their size so they can play with the children while they work their magic. This is a privilege allowed to fairies on a single spring day each and every year for one a single hour.

A little girl leads the fairies to the Sacred Cairn of Rocks where another child waits.

Everywhere the fairies run is illuminated by sparkling fairy dust twinkling and bright.

Together with the children by their sides the fairies look over the magnificent countryside and honor the vast landscape which lay before them. Being fairies they find they are eager not only to run with the children but to soar across the fields and fly!

The fairies continue playing with the children as they sprinkle the blueberry fields all alight with their magical dust. When twilight sets in they will shape shift back to their original sizes, say goodbye to their human companions and fly back to their magical chambers as the children walk home.

Lula Belle will be the last of the fairy folk to leave. She is happy how everywhere she looks is now sparkled bright with fairy dust to nourish the blueberry fields all through the springtime, twinkling and shimmering each and every night.