14
Apr
Fairy Hunt
There has been quite a big hype in the news lately over the Rossendale Fairies, photographs taken by British professor John Hyatt of insect-like creatures that extraordinarily look like fairies (!), currently on public display at the Whitaker Museum in Rossendale.
As a girl, I was a believer in all magical things and I had a particular affinity for fairies. I used to regularly go on searches hoping to catch a glimpse of the wee folk. When I first read about the Rossendale Fairies yesterday, my adult brain automatically determined that theses pictures were probably an unidentified species of insects, but there is a part of me, that little girl deep down inside, that remains hopeful. I showed the Rossendale Fairies to my daughter and we both decided that later that day we would conduct our own Fairy Hunt. So, I strapped her baby sister in the carrier, packed the camera, and we headed off to the local nature center hoping to catch a few on film.
You won’t believe it.. BUT WE DID! Lorelei photographed a few in the early spring thickets preparing for summer! If you look *very* carefully you will see them (but I’m warning you, most adults might not be able to).
If you’re looking for a way to enjoy the warmer weather, go on a fairy hunt! But I must warn you…. Kids usually have a better eye for finding fae, so you might want to take one or two along. You’ll yield more results if they’re in charge of the camera, too.
