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Wind Fairies

2007.08.21









On my lunch walk I saw this young girl chasing dandelion seedlings being airborne. She was trying to catch them by running after them.

She had a hard time catching them drifting up in to the sky. I ask her what she was doing and why she tried to catch them she told me they were wind fairies and each time she caught one she was able to make a wish and the wish would come true. A most interesting tale. Asking her if it was a story she learned form her culture she was of aboriginal ethnicity. She said no that she made it up because the fairies could only fly when it was windy.

The next thing we both ran after her wind fairies she with her hands and me snapping them with my camera. To say the least a very difficult catch with a camera still got some good effects. The child’s name was Riana she told me she was 9 years old.

I wish I had taken a photo of her now as she was running after her fairies.
15 Comments
krx72 these are great shots - lovely story too - indeed these are magic seedlings and i happily endure my slightly weedy lawn for the dozens of children's wishes made each summer
krx72 · 2007-08-21: 23:05
nasser very very beautiful
nasser · 2007-08-21: 23:18
goshke amazing set !
goshke · 2007-08-22: 04:07
eljapa Love the story... and pics ofcourse
eljapa · 2007-08-22: 05:13
fotoluzik gorgeous!!!
fotoluzik · 2007-08-22: 05:27
jetjackson Wonderful photos!!

As a child, I loved to blow the "fairies" in the breeze, a wonder to watch.......As an adult, I realized, that blowing the "fairies", spread the weeds in the yard :)))
jetjackson · 2007-08-22: 06:57
garysktam It is wonderful * o *
garysktam · 2007-08-22: 09:02
nadoune Superb shots !!!
nadoune · 2007-08-22: 11:40
Carley I think the child was right! The wind fairies, and your shots of them, are completely magical!!
Carley · 2007-08-22: 14:28
SheriJ Very cool... A the brilliance of a childs mind!! Super post!! and great story!
SheriJ · 2007-08-22: 16:03
Cherax That's a warming story, and I love the way you've taken us into her world. Some great pics too.
Cherax · 2007-08-22: 17:15
shawnseah nice. =)
shawnseah · 2007-08-22: 20:59
budrons very nice, lumiere, we call them in italian PAPPI and they alway interested me a lot. Thanks
budrons · 2007-08-23: 10:02
alannah 4,6&8 are defiantely my favourites!
alannah · 2007-09-18: 21:16
hazaj =) My fav: #8.
hazaj · 2007-09-23: 14:57
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