deep within the winter forest
among the snowdrift wide
you can find a magic place
where all the fairies hide.
-author unknown
—
nichols arboretum, ann arbor, michigan, usa – winter 2025
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How lovely is this and the poem matches it so perfectly
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thanks, I loved finding them in the woods
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A lovely find. 🧚🏻
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<3
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🙏🏼🥰
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I like the door to their house. I would be tempted to knock to see if they were at home.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I didn’t want to wake them )
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Cute :) There’s a fairy house at the base of a tree in our neighborhood. It’s fun to see, and I like that the fairies decorate for some holidays.
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I’ve always set one up in my garden for children of all ages to enjoy
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Believing in magic and fairies and wonder…little gifts.
Xo, Beth! 🥰
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how lovely <3
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This is gorgeous Beth! Perfection!
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thank you!
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do you think Faries hibernate as squirrels and bears do or do they dance under the winter stars around a bonfire? any evidence of fairy feet? whatever they do i hope they are warm and nourished.
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I kind of left them to their peace, but I imagine they are well
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Love the whimsical magic of this post and photo. I also have these imaginative thoughts when I see colourful and big mushrooms in the forest and think what little magical creatures must seek shelter in these homes!
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yes, same!
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I have a magical dream. Dancing snow fairies
holding hands with my singing canaries
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what a lovely dream
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You have the knack for discovery, Beth.
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you’re pretty good at it yourself
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That’s us, our shared year of birth, HS graduation and in between stamped our way of approaching things, Beth.
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yes, I think so, too –
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Ah, yes, I love fairies. Beth, you would’ve enjoyed the tiny snow people I made in my winter walk in the woods (each representing a family member :-) 🩵
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oh, I love to hear this and I’m sure I would have
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💙❄️
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Oh, how sweet to look at it that way.
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Perfect!
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Sweet and Perfect 🥰
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A doorway into wonder. Love it!
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<3 thanks, wynne
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I get giddy every time I discover a surprise like this. Thanks for sharing this delight with us.
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little joys are everywhere
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I don’t have a tree in my yard big enough to comfortably house fairies. But I imagine they have some pretty fabulous homes on the mountainsides west of here.
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I have no doubt –
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I hope they’re well rugged up, Beth :)
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I’m guessing the snow fairies are pretty hardy
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Sweet.
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they are always around
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Delightful, Beth!
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thank you !
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What a magical photo and poem, Beth!
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<3
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😍
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