THERE ARE FAIRIES AT THE BOTTOM OF OUR GARDEN
(Rose Fyleman / Bea Lillie - 1934)
I first came across this song in some of my aunt's sheet music from the 30s...
I love it!
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There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
It's not so very, very far away;
You pass the gardener's shed
and you just keep straight ahead
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I do so hope they've come to stay.
There's a little wood with moss in it and beetles,
And a little stream that quietly runs through;
You wouldn't think they'd dare
to come merrymaking there ~
Well, they do!
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
They often have a dance on summer nights;
The butterflies and bees
Make a lovely little breeze,
And the rabbits stand about and hold the lights.
Did you know that they could sit upon the moonbeams
And pick a little star to make a fan?
And dance away up there
In the middle of the air ~
Well, they can!
There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
You cannot think how beautiful they are;
They all stand up and sing
When the fairy queen and king
Come gently floating down upon their car.
The king is very proud and handsome;
The queen, now can you guess who that would be?
She's a little girl all day
But at night she steals away.
Well, it's me!
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Hi, Everyone!
I hope Spring has finally "sprung" for most of you!
I've been busy making little houses...
I was planning on setting up a little village in one of my herb beds in a couple of weeks,
kind of like I did last year, "landscaping" using tiny-leaved herbs and those sweet
little flowers that look like mini-petunias...
Calibrachoa
(I always have to look up the name!)
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They are so pretty!
(And I am still going to do this ~)
However, all of a sudden our yard was covered in drifts of these
charming little wildflowers..."Bluettes"...tiny, fairy-sized flowers!
They won't last long....
So, my picture-taking plans were hurried up a bit...
I know there are lots of photos...
(Believe me, there are lots more....;^)...)
I couldn't stop snapping pictures...the little flowers, the late afternoon sun ~
I had such fun...
I hope the neighbors weren't watching!
(My knees were stiff the next day from crawling around in the grass...
I am just an old child...)
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Oh, my...after I started snapping pictures,
all these sparkly little orbs appeared!
A flock of house-hunting Fae, maybe? ;^)
Maybe??
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A row of "Painted Ladies"...like in Charleston, South Carolina...kind of?
For Fairy Folk....;^)
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This one was a lot of fun...
it is on its way to a Fairy in Saint Charles, Missouri.
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Mr. B did an excellent job roofing this one!
He said the tall roof was a challenge, but I think it looks extra-whimsical...♥
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Every single one is as unique as the gourds themselves...
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This one started out all blue, then I decided to add some sunny-yellow roses...
it is going to New Mexico...
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Don't you just LOVE the little Bluettes?
I could just squeal!! :^)
I wish they would last all summer, but they are fleeting...
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Thank you for bearing with me, scrolling through the photos
from all different angles...
These little cottages have been such a joy for me; making them..."playing" with them...
We have to make a trip back to Pumpkin Hollow
for more gourds next week...
Dogwood Azalea Festival is coming up this weekend in Charleston, Missouri,
and I will be doing fanciful faces there...
lots of Fairies, I think...
My sister-in-law Marcena is bringing one of her little Grand-Girls
over tomorrow night to be a model for some new designs for me...
Fairies-on-the-Brain, I have ~
My daughter Mandy told me she thought I was a Fairy in a previous incarnation.
;^)
Maybe that explains things....
Oh, I almost forgot!
Leave me a comment and I will send one of you the two little pairs of "rainbow"
Fairy Shoes in the photo above!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Love,
P.S. ~ I think I have managed to label all...or most ~ (I am bad about having a mix
of things in a post!) of the posts about the Fairy Houses...just put "Fairy" or "Fairy House"
in the "Search This Blog" box in the right side-bar...:)
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