Fairy Garden at Dusk
The wall is silence, the grass is sleep,
Tall trees of peace their vigil keep,
And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled
Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.
~Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
Welcome
Please have a seat
We call them faerie. We don’t believe in them. Our loss.
~Charles de Lint
We’re over here. Please come join us.
And as the seasons come and go, here’s something you might like to know.
There are fairies everywhere: under bushes, in the air,
playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day.
So listen, touch, and look around – in the air and on the ground. And if you watch
all nature’s things, you might just see a fairy’s wing
~Author Unknown
We’re playing hide and seek
Is anybody home?
A rustle in the wind reminds us a fairy is near.
~Author Unknown
Do you hear the rustle in the wind?
Happy Halloween
Special thanks to Everything Fairyland for the wonderful compilation of quotes.
Gardening Nirvana 
Just lovely……… even at Halloween…………. Maybe especially at Halloween!! 🙂
Here’s another for your cache of fairy quotes: ‘When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies’. [from Peter Pan by JM Barrie] Isn’t it a lovely thought 🙂
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That is a lovely thought, and a beautiful quote too, Pauline. Thank you. We’ve arrived at the big day. Mike will carve three pumpkins today. M and his friend plan to make our deck scary for tonight. Trick or treat seekers arrive around 5 and come in a steady stream till 9. We’re attending another party after that at Mike’s bosses home. Where I’ll find the energy is anyone’s guess, but I know I’ll rally. I hope spring continues to open up around you. I’m picturing you pottering in your garden, threading glass, and crystal and charms into your magic light catchers, walking with Siddy and waving to his fans and counting the days till you can open the shades without a care. xox
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Enjoy your halloween! Your fairy world is enchanted.
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Thank you! My son and his friend are handing out candy to the masses. I’m getting ready for our second party of the season. I hope you’re enjoying your quiet evening in. Do you have many callers at your door?
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No callers, but plenty were running around the nearby neighborhood of houses earlier!
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And now it’s November, just like that!
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Overnight, even! Looks like November here, too.
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I’ve just read your beautiful post. Fall is descending indeed, lucky you.
It was in the eighties here yesterday. Most of us hung out on the back deck during the Halloween party, still warm at 10 at night. The slanting light tells me it’s autumn, but the temps remain stubbornly high. I’m so ready for a downpour, and the need to put on a sweater.
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I just heard a radio story on a museum somewhere in California where people can walk into a downpour!! Check out NPR’s web site. If it’s close, you should go there. Wishing you cooler temps!!! (and rain)
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Really!? Wow. I’ve not heard that story yet. What a great idea.
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I found the story! It’s an art installation in Los Angeles, 600 miles away. Boo hoo! What a cool concept, though. Thanks for directing me to the story.
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Such a sweet post–perfect combination of words and pictures of your enchanted world!
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Thank you, Kerry! I had fun with this one.
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Ahw so sweet! Love it all, including the quotes! Hope you had a great Halloween! xo Johanna
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Thank you, Johanna! It was a wonderful day, a wonderful season really. All lots of fun. I hope all is well with you.
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Truly enchanting, Alys! I can feel the joy that Fairy Gardens bring you. So charming!
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Thank you, Dawn. I have so much fun with this tiny garden, making little changes with the season.
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I know Halloween means so much to you, Alys….. Your garden is truly enchanting!
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Thank you, Helen!
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I expect there were lots of fairies enjoying Halloween. 🙂 I am sure some of them took a welcome rest on the tiny bench.
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I’m sure you’re right. They flitted in and out all night, adding to the festivities. 🙂
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Sorry I’m late to the garden but I loved everything so much. Some things are familiar and some, new. As always, it’s perfectly whimsical. Those little succulents are a cute hedge. I just saw a new program about a local animal rescue farm that will take left over pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns for their piggies. They were munching away so happily. I have to find out how to get some there though. What do you do with your spent pumpkins? Compost? xo k
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Hello, sweet Boomdee. I missed these comments and realize they were the day of my surgery. Priorities, Milner, priorities! LOL
That little bench came from Zuca, the tiny Los Gatos shop. The cinnamon stick bon fire and path were supposed to deter the squirrels from digging up the tiny plants. It didn’t work. They were at it three hours later!
I love the idea of sharing all that pumpkin goodness with pigs on farms. I collect the seeds from the pumpkins we grow, and give the commercial seeds to the squirrels. They eat the flesh as well and the rest we compost.
xox
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