This may be kind of straaange, but it's heart-shaped, and almoost red. I just found it yesterday and instantly knew it'd make a great stereo-Valentine, so here it is. For you. :^) Happy Valentine's.

ps: They also make for a great backdrop!

Here're some recent fun ones... all captured at a local high school dance performance.

Fiona sends you a faerie dusting...	Amanda drops in on a friend.	Toni dances upon a Crocus.
Angela welcomes the Dogwood's flowers.

Side note: I learnt a hard lesson with this blog's code! I went to copy some code from another, older blog. I then hit "add blog" to add this new one, but, once done, this new blog couldn't be found. It turns out that the site had rewritten this new blog over the old blog, erasing it, and parked it in the old one's time slot.

Lesson? Don't trust "Add New Blog" when viewing another.

I was recently talking with some young dance friends of mine (whom I'd already done plenty fae of), when I got an interesting idea: Vampfae. I tossed it out to them, and they excitedly set me up for captures at the local park. I asked them if they could bring some lunch along, and Remington showed up (the victim). Here's the result! (Click for a close up.) From left to right: Selah, Cassidy, Remington ("lunch"), and Natasha.

If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here
While such visions did appear.
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend:
If you pardon, we will mend:
And as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck,
No to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will make amends ere long;
Else the Puck a liar call;
So, good night unto you all.
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.

(the last lines of "A MidSummer Night's Dream")

I'm often blown away by how awesome Enchanted Folk are... Tod's kind and thoughtful comments to all, Julie's caring for a lost kitty, Ailynari's unpretentious demeanor while speaking in poetic beauty. Yet in Merrie Fae Tresses' passing, I found Alibear's wonderful poem, which she calls "A Time to Let Go." Do read it if you can in Be's blog. In her touching and eye-opening words I found inspiration to write too (you see how we grow on each other?), loving her thoughts within the word "chrysalis." So please remember that while my poem is original, it wouldn't even exist unless Ali's fresh concept was there to branch off from first...

~ Life, yet unforeseen ~

The other night I dreamt a dream
Filled with a life, yet unforeseen!

And in it I found earth and trees...
Streams flowing, and buzzing bees

A blue sky above, with clouds puffy
Green fields about (that bunny so fluffy)!

And in this life I found such friends...
With treasured times that couldn't end

We romped and played and ran about
We hugged and kissed and left no doubt

Friends we'd be, this earnest endeavor...
Friends we'd be, to last Forever!

But one fine morning I did hear...
"Wake up darling!" as She did appear

A Faery Goddess bathed in Light
My wee eyes blinking at the sight

"Oh Mom, I dreamt a wonderful dream"
"Filled with a life, so unforseen!"

"Yes my darling, and that life did I take,
Fore now here you are, wide awake."

You see, that life was but a dream
As real as it looked, as real it seemed...

Wrapped as you were in warm covers
In a cocoon you slept, you now discover

As while in that dream, you slept so sound
A spiritual metamorphosis did abound

Fore while death loomed, it was only a skin
A chrysalis opened, your beauty within

Unfolding out now, aglow in your Light...
Into faerie heavens... you now take flight. :^)

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In tribute to Merrie Fae, in tribute to Prince Orchar, in tribute to the jump for all.