We took advantage of the overcast day on Saturday to go to the Zilker Botanical Gardens. We got there a bit early which was perfect as there weren’t a lot of visitors yet and we enjoyed the trails through the gardens. We saw a rose garden, a succulent garden and all sorts of beautiful blooms but one of my favorites was the Woodland Fairy Trail.
“The crystal water, the great tree, the wondrous flowers and gems, the tangle of human fate the elders deciphered, the fairy court lined with shells, the colors so bright a human would have gone blind from the sight of them, the elders moving through the water or sitting at their thrones like elegant, shimmering fish while the young fairies emerged from the water and flew back down again, going back and forth between worlds, the fate of all humanity in their hands.”
From Godmother by Carolyn Turgeon.
How appropriate that I should be reading about fairies right? we saw such cute fairy homes. Some up in trees, other part of the tress and others made out of leaves or discarded material. Very creative and magical.
My husband has been working in our garden a lot and I feel like we need a fairy garden too but I get the feeling he’s going to leave that part to me. Ha.
Anyway, a fun weekend filled with books and the outdoors. I’ll tell you more about my library visit in my next post. How about you, what did you do this weekend?
I always love visiting the Botanical Gardens; I love the peace and the beauty there!
Hope you’ve a great week ahead, Iliana! 🙂
I don’t visit gardens very often, but when I do, I always feel refreshed and peaceful. As for my garden, it is awful. I really need to put some work into it…of course I wait until it is 90 degrees! I’m not much into fairies, but that fairy garden is adorable.
Love Fairy Gardens! I have two books about them that we used when the grands and I make attempts. Such fun and great for the imagination. Love that you had been reading about fairies before going.
What a fun visit! I spent several hours in my own garden on Saturday and all day indoors Sunday because of the rain. Reading and a few indoor chores kept my plenty occupied 🙂
How nice. I enjoy visiting gardens as well 🙂
So lovely! You make me want to pack up a picnic and visit our local botanical garden for a family day out.
There isn’t much to my own garden, I’m afraid. My four rose bushes had some beautiful blossoms recently–with no help from me. LOL
Melody – I do too! We are really lucky where we live to have access to a lot more nature than when I lived in Dallas. And, you are right, it’s just so peaceful!
Sandy – I’m not big on fairies either but when I saw these I got all excited. Haha.. Our poor garden is a mess after such drought conditions we’ve had. We are trying to go with more native plants and looking at what works not just what is pretty. A lot of learning and hard work that’s for sure!
Jenclair – And, what’s neat is that anyone can participate in making a fairy garden. Maybe next year I should enter! I think it’d be so much fun to have one in our garden but I guess first we have to get our garden a bit more spruced up!
Bookworm – They are wonderful aren’t they?
Literary Feline – I just wish we had more temperate weather so we could enjoy these beautiful places more but before we know it’s going to get so hot and then I just want to stay indoors. Oh and we have some rose bushes which also seem to be hanging in there despite lack of care. We are trying to be better! 🙂