All the names I know from nurse:
Gardener's garters, shepherd's purse,
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
and the Lady Hollyhock.
Fairy places, fairy things,
Fairy woods where the wild bee wings,
Tiny trees for tiny dames--
These must all be fairy names!
Tiny woods below whose boughs
Shady fairies weave a house,
Tiny tree-tops, rose or thyme,
Where the braver fairies climb!
Fair are grown-up people's trees,
But the fairest woods are these,
Where, if I were not so tall,
I should live for good and all.
-Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
-Photos from my garden.
That Robert sure had a way with words and fairies. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAll of these are from your garden!? WOW, I must say that I'm envious of your beautiful plants and green grass :o) our drought has everything here in NC brown and wilting. Your flowers and plants just brighten my day!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great one!
Perfect pictures to put with the poem!! I loved this post, Kelli, so much fun:-) xox
ReplyDeleteLoved this poem Kelli, and the pictures are delightful!
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Kelli,
ReplyDeleteI had a few minutes to come back and browse tonight. I cannot wait to bring my 12 year old daughter back tomorrow - she has a love of all things fairy! I know what our next project will be when the weather turns cooler! :) Thanks for the inspiration.
jennifer
A peaceful post, nice and calming for this hot summer night after a busy day.
ReplyDeletei just love your garden. and i love your photos of your garden.
ReplyDeleteKelli ~ I love the way you illustrated this poem ~ beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have tagged you, Kelli! Stop by my blog for more details. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Kellie, thanks for visiting my blog. Wonderful pictures along with a wonderful poem. I love it. Have a great day, Britta
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed all your pictures. They are just beautiful. I'm a homeschooling Mom, too!! I enjoyed visiting - God bless you.
ReplyDeleteWe believe in Fairies too!!! Just started making our big and little Fairy Garden this Summer!!! Very nice !!!
ReplyDeleteMica
That was Sweet Kelli
ReplyDeleteTerri
Love that poem. All the flowers are so pretty. Are they yours?
ReplyDeleteI just caught up on your blog and read a few posts. Sorry I haven't been around much(nor posting as much). Life is crazy around here lately.
ReplyDeleteAl is putting in 13 hour days at school and I'm doing daycare.
Too lovely. You should be a published illustrator!
ReplyDeleteYour ability to put words and pictures together never ceases to amaze me!
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ReplyDeleteLove your pics...are these ones from your yard??
ReplyDeleteWith the pictures and the words you could write a book. I am sure they are all from your lovely garden. You found the right picture for the words and added another good and fun post to your blog.......Sharon K
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet pictures, the poem and the garden pics were a wonderful treat! Oh and your daughters treats look fantastic too!
ReplyDeleteKelli, what a wonderful poem with great pictures!!
ReplyDeleteOh, your fairy garden is adorable and sooo cute & tiny!
ReplyDeleteI discovered something magical this evening when we were sitting on the new bench! A little diamond! Yes! A diamond on one of the new roses! I guess one of the garden fairies must have passed by and lost it on its way to heaven... (Well, to be honest, it was a raindrop but please keep this as a secret!) Photos will follow this Friday!
Hugs, Anita
Oh yes, sorry! I forgot to tell you that I really liked that poem, too!
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I love poetry. Your garden is lovely.
ReplyDeleteSuch peaceful pics of your garden! It's so nice how you put them and the poem together!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Oh, how I wish I could just escape for a day and hide away in a small little paradise of my own - lol. I think I am reaching the point of sheer exhaustion. I am not on duty tonight so I definitely plan on heading to bed very early tonight. :) (even if it means the 16 things on my "to do list" don't get done!)
ReplyDeleteLove the poem and the pictures of your gardens, Kelli, and please tell Grace that I enjoyed her post very much, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your prayers for us this week, too. Things are better.
Blessings,
Karen
I just wanted to stop by and say Hi!and let you know how much I have enjoyed reading your blog.What a delight to look at and see all the lovely pics of your family and your home.You truly inspire me.I was surprised to see you live here in Texas,don't ya just love it?
ReplyDeleteLove the fairie garden! Oh such a charming fairie land for these fairies to dance and hide !hugs NG
ReplyDeleteKelli--that was so neat, how the pictures went along with the poem:)
ReplyDeleteJulieann
This is such a lovely post - a perfect marriage of beautiful words and breathtaking pictures - excellent! Thank you for taking the time to put it all together!
ReplyDeleteHi Kelli, may I add you on my link list? I just love to visit your blog. Have a wonderful day, Britta
ReplyDeleteI passed on to you the Nice Matters award today. :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have a fairy door in our house!!! I love your fairy garden though..I just might have to expand the fairies territory
ReplyDeleteOh my Kelli, you must be a great teacher to your kids, your garden is so bountiful!
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