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Falmouth Fairies and Flowers
2008.08.16
Mackworth Island in Falmouth, Maine has been the home of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf since the mid-1950's. There is a beautiful trail around the perimeter of the entire island, and these first several photos were taken on our walk there.
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The Maine coast is dotted with islands.
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Along the trail are several lovely sitting spots.
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I thought this dead tree had an interesting profile.
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Knapweed, aka Star Thistle, or wild Bachelor's Buttons (Centaurea spp.) was growing all over the meadows on the island.
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As if to welcome us to the fairy world, mushrooms of many descriptions stood under the trees.
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In the middle of the trail is a wooded area in which children and adults have stopped for years to build fairy houses with the natural materials that have fallen to the ground on the island. We were inspired to seek out this place by the book Fairy Houses, though it was Monhegan Island that is visited in that story.
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I always enjoy looking closely at other people's construction ideas.
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A woven fairy swing, suspended from a tree branch. (Sorry the photo is so grainy.)
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This girl's fairy house made of pieces of shale was truly impressive.
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We'd never seen coins left behind before.
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Peter began a walkway out of mussel shells.
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I had fun making a fence out of twigs for my fairy house.
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Fields of goldenrod
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Back on the mainland and a little farther down the road is an Audubon Nature Preserve. This is one of the tranquil spots on that property.
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Foxglove (Digitalis)
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Common Wood Nymph
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A female Orange Sulphur butterfly
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Talk about camouflage!
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Another beautiful day in Maine.
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What a great set! I love the structures you made - so cute!
ncshutterbug · 2008-08-17: 16:45
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fairy world indeed .................
camilleauteuil · 2008-09-08: 12:43
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