Fairy Doors in the Wood & Lily of the Valley

A fairy door!

The first blog post I read this morning made me smile. Jane of The Maple Syrup Mobhad takena wonderful, magical walk around the woods and her experiences inspired me to do something similar. I decided to take a walk through our little woodland, but this time I would look about me with the eyes of a child (which immediately makes me think of the old Moody Blues Song) to see whether I could see anything different.

Almost immediately, I saw a fairy door in one of the trees.

Once I had spotted the first one the rest were easy to see.
Some were firmly closed...others were just slightly ajar.
This one has a lovely little pathway leading up to the doorstep...
while this one was very well hidden.

The lily of the valley fairy

by Cicely Mary Barker

I know there was magic about in the woods today. For one thing, I could feel it in the air! However, the thing which clinched it for me, and which made me very happy, was brought to me by the Lily-of-the-Valley Fairy because I found another small patch of Lily-of-the-Valley flowers - smaller than the first ones which I found a few weeks ago - but it looks healthy! They are some way off flowering, but I have hopes.

Borrowed image

I know that to so many of you Lily of the Valley are invasive, a nuisance - but to me they are a very welcome reminder of my mother, I also happen to love those sweet little bells and their fragrance.
I went into the wood to discover my inner child - I had a lot of simple fun - the fairies of the wood gave me the gift of the one flower which really matters to me.
I dare you to give it a go!