Now if there is one thing that is guaranteed to lure me out of my self imposed hermitage ~ wide eyed and sparklingwith pleasure then it is the wonder of autumn fairy rings that magically spring up overnight in the woods.
The woods are magical at any time but early autumn mornings are glorious. This morning I was rewarded with the prettiest, laciest, leafiest curtain, green with golden shafts of sunlight dancing through it.
The fairies are having a whale of a time weaving their jewelled cobwebs, threading them through twigs and stems and the toadstools are nestled low amongst the moss and early leaf fall.
I get a flutter of excitement with every new one I spot!
Imagine this ring all lit up with fairy lanterns and the dancing.........
Fascinating aren't they?
Time to pause by the gate and breathe in a lungful of warm blackberry breeze
more treasures to spot, tee hee!
I wonder who lives here?
maybe..........
If I had been here half an hour earlier perhaps I would have seen this
Now they are tucked away, hidden from nosey parkers like me! Brunching on fairy cakes I hope
All this musing has reminded me of my favourite fairy from the Magpie and the Wardrobe, here she is
So excited to be back, sorry for the extended silence.....totally unplanned, it seems life got a bit overcrowded!
A warm welcome to you all old and new friends.
Love
Sarah
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Love your photos of the toad stools, they are indeed very magical.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos and I love the cakes!!! Great to have you back. xxxx
ReplyDeletewelcome back!
ReplyDeletemissed you SJ!
I was so amazed the first time I saw a fairy ring... magical!
and I want blackberries...mmmmmm yum
eating blackberry jelly, from the Hobart CWA, on toast in the mornings
delicious!
Good to see that someone else still believes in fairies.
ReplyDeleteThank you for yet another great blog.
I'm in France, have a little look at my life sometime.
I never saw a real toadstools that were red with dots like this before! Only pictures in children's books...Delightful!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely surprise to see you pop up at the top of my blog list once again! you have been missed & what a return, such a wonderful post! wow i've yet to spot toad stools as fab as those!
ReplyDeletebig hugs sj xxx
Good to see you back. Love the photos, so lovely, reminding me all is not doom and gloom now Summer is over!
ReplyDeleteHen x
So good to see you back. I've missed you :) Beautiful toadstools, just gorgeous. It is so dry here there is no moss, mushrooms or toadstools of any kind. Thanks for sharing the photos.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen such a wonderful collection of Fly Agaric.. and sorry if I sound swotty .. I just love the name and the whole mythology of these fine fungi. They have to be one of the most beautiful of toadstools and if Alice liked them .. well that's good enough for me.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see your return SJDTL.. I thought of you the other day as we are off to Helford in the hols and I know how fond you are of the place.
All best wishes.. and love
Michele xx
Magical!
ReplyDeleteI have such nostalgia for the fairy books I grew up with, especially The Flower Fairies.
Can a blog post be atmospheric? This one is!x
And about time too!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a comeback...magical post my dear flowery sprig. x
Hi Sarah, wow those toadstools are truly magical.. i love your pictures of them with fairies underneath.. i love anything with fairy pictures .. check out charlotte bird for pictures of fairies .. they are wonderful and on my christmas list! On another note, Totnes - as you know - is one of my favourite ever places.. let me know if you need any more info and I look forward to seeing you down this way!!
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I need some woods! Good to see you back, I was wondering ..
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Glad to have you back..and what a delightful post to return with! :o)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you back ... with a magical post!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen red and white toadstools, just the drab brown ones. They are so lovely, no wonder we believe fairies must be at work!
Love Kathy xxx
I am soooo jealous , I 'd be happy to find just one of these and you have found loads ..
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots. I've never even seen one, although I adore the imagery of red spotty toadstools. I'd love to walk that walk with you. I'll definately take the Bun's on your visual one as they'll love it, especially as they have fairies of their own that they write to called Flora and Lily.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear your voice again by the way.
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Welcome back and what a lovely blog to come back with! Those toadstools are a bright flash of colour in the brown leaves - wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI've missed your posts and this is right up my street.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only one who peeps under toadstools! Do you look for wisps of chimney smoke from gnarled old tree stumps too.
Jo
Your images are so magical my friend....so so fun...our toadstools never look like that here.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your sweet thoughts concerning my Molly...I know she will love England. xoxox
Toadstools are so pretty! Always remind me of fairy tales :) xxx
ReplyDeleteI love these..I found some recently and blogged them too! :D
ReplyDeleteLovely to hear from you again.
ReplyDeleteThose cakes are fabulous!
Lisa x
Wonderful post to return with Sarah Jane!
ReplyDeleteI love traveling vicariously to your lovely part of the world... Your toad stools and vintage pix are pure magic...You have a way of capturing that feeling in your photos!
Nice to have you back!
Deborah Jean
Hmmm??? maybe I should just cancel my subscription to English Garden all together and just visit you!
Lovely post! Those cakes are brilliant - I think I may have to have a go at something over at Cottontails - am in kind of a baking mode at the moment so would be perfect. I don't normally plug products but by complete coincidence I have just had a few pretty toys and things in which fit with your post theme - including a fairy post office set which has a kind of toadstool post box - and think I may have to write a blog a bit like yours!
ReplyDeleteLove Charlotte
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Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteWhat a magical post, we have a couple of fairy rings sadly our toadstool/mushrooms are a dismal brown colour, not glorious red, but I think the fairies still dance around them.
Those handmade fairies are beautiful and the cakes look scrumptious.
Carol xx
I love this post! It was magical! Susie xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a delight I found you down your little
ReplyDeletelane! An amazingly beautiful blog! Happy to
now be a follower!
Jane
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