Ahhhhh There you are........shhhhhh  listen...hear the  birds?   Ahhh yes, finally after a long winter...although a mild one this  year,  it is  now  Spring and  it is  time for the  new growth.  New growth can mean so many things, but for our family and I hope for yours too,  it can  mean not only growing season of flowers and fruits  but also  of new adventures, and new friendships.

Long ago, well about fifteen years ago,  Two little wee  girls  came to these  lands to live with their parents, their names were  Lizzie  and  Becky.   Lizzie   is the  oldest  girl... she was nine when she  discovered these   woods.  and   Becky   was  six  at the  time (almost seven).  Both  girls adventurous, lively and full of life   and  love  for nature and  adventures!

As the years  went on the girls created houses, forts, play kitchens,  you name it, they most likely created it over the years in our  wooded back yard! Some of the stories they share with me (their mom) now  just make me smile and  wish  I could  have  those   (little wee girls back)

But now with those little girls grown up and in college and  living on their own,  I hope it is OK,  for a mom  to play, create, be  adventurous, and create  new friendships  along  the  way~ while sharing photos of the past  and   of the  present  and see how  the  two  will merge  into a great  story.

 What have we here?  Some holes!!  Big ones too,...and see that stump off to the left of the picture?  Last year some strong winds came though our wooded  area  and snapped off  most of our evergreen trees. This is the remainder of what  used to be one of my favorite trees.... I sure  hope that  it can become a favorite spot again!

 Mmmmmm   Raspberry  and  Blueberry shrubs  planted.  I can not  wait to eat  some fresh  fruit   that was  planted   just today  in my wooded area....Do you  like to eat  fresh berries too?

 Take a close look at my stump...Do you see anything  special  about  it?

 After  I planted the berry bushes, and cleaned  up around my  old stump,  I watered  my bushes. New plants and trees and flowers,  they all need water just like people need water.

 On my walk today  I came across some fun things to place near my stump..  I found some rocks,  a few pine cones  left over   from my favorite tree and on the  ground  is  a bird nest that  I found.

I like to collect things, and  I like to save pretty things   because  I like to  play too!!  here is a plastic jar  with  a fancy  lid on it. I wonder if I can make anything from that?  I found  some old bracelet pieces.... and  an earring with  no match....a small bamboo trellis... wow....lot of  fun goodies



                                                               APRIL 26, 2012

It was  a warm  morning for a walk, but on the  way to the wooded  area  I came  across these  eggs/
Kind of a funny place  to have  a nest  in the rocks...............................After  I sat  a few minutes and  watched  the mo9ther  bird  did  come back to the  nest....This  belongs  to a  killdeer bird.

 Upon getting  closer to the wooded  area  I thought  I could see some new  activity....

 Indeed there was!!! I see the  yellow pail.. and llok at this little house with the butterflies  on it.

and one of my garden lights....well  I guess fairies  need  light too!! I can  not  wait to see what can be created.






                                                                     May 4 , 2012

 Took a walk to the  Fairy Garden  today and  saw a few  changes......some  new  flowers  I got  from the  local hardware  store

 Shhhhhhh....do not  wake the  fairy.......Looks like she is sleeping in a bird  nest.

 Small rock chairs and table.....   some ceramic mushrooms....

 Fish  in the  pond..................

 Isn't she pretty...........?

Ahhhhh   Yes  getting into  shape....................................

 Indeed  we did have  company.................and such a delight........  as I sit and read the  other  blogs and  watch  as the young children bring magical moments into their  lives.......I am here to  be a witness that  even the  bigger  kids  love the magical moments...............................

 Oldest daughter here,...just graduated college................. spending some time in all the gardens over  others  day weekend

 She did a circular perimeter of tulips in purple and white  to give  a boundary to  Fairylands...The downfall to this is we will not see them until next  Spring....   but delightful as  I am positive  fairies  along with  the butterflies will enjoy  such  delight next year....as  will I!!

 Just capturing a magical moment  as  she  decides  where to place  things

 Then along  comes the  youngest daughter   to assist............... who  has always  been the  flower planter in the  family since she  was  just  little.............

 and  now as  you can see from the shirt...........still much involved somehow in yard and garden work!!

 A Mother's magical  capture  as  she too decides   how to place some items.,

 after  about  half hour they got it figured out.......... organized and planted.....

I think it  is  coming  together  nicely..................... slow process since all the  flowers are being planted from seeds............  but  I will be posting as the garden blooms....and allows magical things to happen~...........................................

Not so many years back  we had  an old shed....in this area.......two little  girls and many hours  spent  in the  woods  exploring......along with that came   kitties....puppies.....bunnies.....they had their own  magical  minutes  in those  times and  it  was indeed great to see some  of the  magic  come  back in the smiles and  good times  as  both    girls  ventured    back  home to  some peace and  quiet from their  busy  lives.............................  Never  let the magic  end............


Indeed  I am  Blessed!





                                                          May 29,2012

 Last week  I did  some   dusk and  early  evening  photo shoots  of fairylands  to  try and  capture  the  lit  garden

 I love looking down there at night  and  can not help but wonder  if anything is happening~

 Just a different angle  as the   garden lights begin to glow

 Recall a post earlier in regards to the  birds  nest..........Well above is the  mother  Killdeer....

 This is  a close up  of  a brand new hatched killdeer...they are so  small..but  when a  predator  is  close or they feel threatened they by instinct lay  flat to the ground...........

Not long after they are  hatched they  are able to get  up and  run..........  I know these little guys  really are  not part of  fairly  lands...but they  did  end up  on a path  on my way to fairly-lands....so decided to  just share that  part of    for those who  live in  an area  where you can  not  see this happening..........................

 But  I did   come across something I have  not seen in the  yard before..............although  not a butterfly....at least  I do not think it  is...................and  not  sure that  it is  a moth.....??

This was  not too far  from  Fairly-lands......laying in the  grass.....at  first  I thought  it  was  dead.....  but when  I got too close the  wings would  move  and   it  did  crawl around   on the grass...perhaps  the  start  of magical  happenings  in  Fairly-lands??...............Have a   Blessed  Week~







                                                                   June 11, 2012

 Updates created in fairy-lands.....Added an old wheel rim  we  found.......A place for the fairies to flutter through and  play  upon...

 The ground growth  is getting  bigger......just  about covers the  little  shrooms!!

 Newly seeded flowers  are  sprouting.................

Along the  edge  of fairly  lands  are some new red  bushes............


I want to share with you  a creation  I made   in my studio this past week......although  it is  not  part of  the  fairy lands  here  it does  involve fairies.........   I will continue to update  photos  of fairy lands  as  it  develops..but  since  this is a brand new  perennial  garden   the process  will slow  down  now  unless I add new  things, which I know I will be......but  as far as  flowers and colors that  may  not  come until another  year!!...

 I bought  some lime green  plastic dishes...............ground cover  moss........

 some silk flowers

 b egan to play  with some ideas.......

 and  it started to form............................

 beach theme and  wooded hidden area  under the beach...ahhh seems almost perfect

 so much  fun......

 all kinds of things  to find  in the  sandy beach and the  wood lands....

 August  update......really  nothing new to post  since  this  was  a new area  for the year.....In spite of  how  hot it has  been.....the  garden stayed  green for me

 a pot of herbs   doing  well   along with  a new sign in the  garden path...............

Close up of one of the   red  bushes///


Soon harvest will be  upon us  and the   fairies  will  settle in the   deeper  woods  for  winter  survival.......as  this happens and  takes  place  I will  update more......................


( Check back in 3-5 weeks for updates..................)

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The Magic Onions