By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 5/25/2012
By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 9/24/2011
To quote Avril on the subject of Fairy, "It is difficult to invent anything for Fairy that does not already occur in nature". The description of Dr. Flora Fauna's bubblemobile travels (with fairy dog) alongside the migrating butterflies is in the Winter edition of The Illustrated Fairy Gazette. This morning I stepped out into a flurry of Monarch butterflies on the move.
They dallied with my Morning Glories before disappearing over the fence.
before moving on, along the lakefront and across the creek
By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 2/26/2010
Illustration by Charles Folkard for
This one was as hard as parquet flooring,
while ice ledges with patterns like broderie-anglais were as brittle as thin glass
By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 2/13/2010
Good morrow! 'Tis St. Valentine's Day 
By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 10/20/2009
The last rose of summer may have danced away, but in fairy kitchens the magic continues. A handful of plump and glossy rose hips, collected in the summer and lined up in a row on the windowsill, led to "Rose Hip Kitchens", one of our Illustrated Fairy Gazette contributors.
The rose hips are over now
but berries are still on the
vines,
milkweed floss is floating over the fields
and along the ravines the leaves are turning gold. I haven't been up to the woods in months, too busy between work and then surgery, but Tippy and I are back to a full walking schedule again. Some of my favourite trees were cut down this summer, they must have been in the way of Parks Improvement projects - widened paths or old tree maintenance.
My very favourite tree escaped.
A remnant from the cottage-country years before urban planning reduced the green space, it is the last of the apple trees along this particular green corridor.
It beckons young climbers and there are several doors and windows, suitable for fairy comings and goings.
Closer to home geese scattered as we came near another tree, except for these greedy two. Who knew that Canada Geese eat green apples?
(The rare four legged Canada Goose, a species not unlike Hugh Lofting's pushmi-pullyu)
More about Hugh Lofting in another post.I grew up with Dr. Dolittle, Jip the dog and company, and better book company can not be had!
Speaking of Jip the dog - time for another walk.
Best wishes all
By: Frances Tyrrell,
on 10/13/2009
Rose Peace, the Last Rose of Summer, is dancing her way to Willow Manor Ball, taking a route Down by the Sally Gardens (on little snow white feet). Her dance card is almost full, but she still needs a partner for "Let's Have a Ceilidh" - perhaps Davy Nick Nack will be there......
This exhibit is bound to be a grand success. I am thinking about all the folks who will see your beautiful paintings and have their imaginations take off!
I can also imagine that getting all this together might well have benefited from a magical wand or two, or three.
Best wishes to you. Please do take lots of photos and post a report...after you've rested up!
xo