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Faerie Cabin #2

 

Again, on another hike at Quoddy Head State Park, I stumbled across something super cute.

 
Along the trail popular for little faerie houses, my hiking partner pointed out a faerie house a few feet into the trees. It was simple in construction, using an existing mound of earth with a hole, but the overall look of it was pretty genius.

 

Faerie House

As I was heading back to the parking lot from my hike, along that same trail, I saw a family of four up ahead of me. The mother was taking a picture of the two children, a boy and a little girl, sitting on a log. As I got closer, the boy spotted me and asked “Do you like our faerie house?” I looked between where the kids were sitting, expecting a line of stones leading to a hole in the ground or some very simple structure (they were pretty young kids after all), but my expectations were exceeded.

 
The little house, though utilizing a hole in a log, was actually quite elaborate compared to most I see. It even had a stick chimney! You can tell some thought went into its construction.

 

Faerie Cabin #2

Now, I’m not sure if mom and dad had a hand in building the house (I’m pretty sure they did), but if it was just the work of the kids, I’m guessing that at least one of them will go into engineering later in life.

 
It was pretty awesome!

 

 
Again, keep an eye out for the Faerie Folk!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

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Faerie Cabin

 

On yet another hike at Quoddy Head State Park, I stumbled across something super cute.

 

Along one of the trails connecting the parking lot to the “Coastal trail,” people tend to build little faerie houses (I‘m sure I mentioned this before in a past post).  Some are so simple they’re easy to miss (just small stones making a path to a hole in the ground or a tree) while others are kind of elaborate.

 

The house I found most recently was kind of elaborate compared to many I’ve seen before.  It had the look of a little log cabin and it was ridiculously cute!

 

Faerie Cabin

Keep an eye out for the Faerie Folk!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.

Faerie Houses

 

Recently, on one of my hikes at Quoddy, I stumbled upon what’s known as “Faerie Houses.”

 

What are “faerie houses”? So glad you asked!

 

Faerie houses are typically little mounds of earth, either moss or mud covered, that look, in my opinion, kind of like Hobbit holes. People tend to make little stone walkways leading up to these mounds and some even go a step further by making doors and even awnings above. But some people build faerie houses from scratch using natural materials they find such as bark, stones, shells, etc. Some even go all out and build fancy two-story houses, complete with doors windows, and little gardens.

 

Some people view faerie houses as simple little nature projects, but others believe faerie houses attract spirits or “faeries”, and that by decorating and adorning them they become pleasing enough to faeries that it invites them to live there which will bring the faerie’s favor to the house‘s creator.

 

Whatever you choose to believe, you have to admit, faerie houses are pretty cute, even the most simple ones.

 

Fairy House 1

 

Keep an eye out when you‘re in the woods exploring. You never know when you might stumble across a faerie house!

 

 

Until next time…

 

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~A.M.