The Rebirth of the Frogtowne Fairie Patch

So, it's like this...one of today's projects was to work on the Frogtowne Fairie Patch. I had a basket of goodies sitting by SO's back door for a few weeks and planned to build up the wall around the patch and maybe make another fairie house...so, we went out to the "FP", but when we got there, we quickly realized something was seriously wrong.

I'm sorry to report that some person(s) had been in the fairie patch and vandalized it. Things were ripped out of the ground including a whole plant that SO had planted a few weeks ago and one of the ferns was somewhat ripped up. It was very distressing. Maybe it was a couple of kids playing back there, but we couldn't understand what the deal was with the damage to the plant.

After some discussion, we decided to build a new FP closer to the house to discourage this activity. I gathered up the small items and we scouted a new location. In a little bit, we had it cleared out and began executing a new vision.

Behold:





The entrance













A little further down the path












The focal point of the FP is a sun mosaic made out of shells and stones
These are the shells that came from a yard sale - $2 for a whole basketful.












The entrance to the fairies' treasure vault












Another shot of the entrance.












Close up on the vault doors -- can you see the treasure???












Another treasure shot!











What is the moral of the story? I think the whole experience emphasizes that when something you dreamt of doesn't work out the way you thought, you have to construct a new dream. Nothing else makes sense.