In order to provide detail of the ending of this short story, following requests from several readers, this morning I posted https://derrickjknight.com/2023/05/01/droll-tales-29-complete-text/
Today’s sunrise was bright – for a while.
The day progressed in a changeable manner – overcast until rain put a stop to my sporadic weeding and dead-heading; heavy rain;
sunny spells, enabling me to inspect the views with my camera – then more of the same varieties.
All these pictures bear titles in the gallery. The first is Flo’s Fairy Garden in progress; others include wallflowers, bluebells, Welsh poppies, magnolia Vulcan, Jackie’s recent planting of the iron urn, budding rhododendrons, Japanese Maple, tellima grandiflora, cammasia, and various beds.
This evening we all dined on baked gammon; roasted potatoes, including kumara, carrots, and runner beans, with which Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I drank Cumulus Climbing Shiraz 2018.
I love that pink bush or tree. Beautiful pictures all around.
Thank you very much, Andy
You’re welcome
Gorgeous pictures.
Thank you very much, Pat
Beautiful photos as always, Derrick! The UK has so much rain, and we need rain so badly way over here. ????
Thanks very much, John
Lovely colours.
Thank you very much, Rupali
I love seeing all the delightful details of your garden. Flo’s fairy garden inspires me. 🙂
Thank you so much, JoAnna
What a profusion of colors Derrick. What do you call the pink shrub?
I’m not sure which you mean, Arlene. The small one is a pieris
Every bloom and the pink ones are lovely.
Thank you very much
Love Flo’s sweet fairy garden!
OOH! Your flower photos are filled with fabulously phenomenal pulchritudinous pigments of colour!
I always find joy in spotting the garden owls!
(((HUGS)))
PS…thanks for sharing the end to the story for us!
Thanks very much, Carolyn X
I love the Fairy garden. I began one during Covid but gave up on it. I think it’s time to begin again.
Indeed. Thank you very much, Sue
Has Ella seen the fairy garden yet? I’m thinking she would love it and inhabit it with little fairy folk.
She does seem interested, Liz. Thank you very much
You’re welcome, Derrick.
The Japanese maple is very good value. I am sorry about your weather. Very untypically we seem to have been a lot drier than you lately.
That weather reversal is surprising. Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
Beautiful. What is kumara?
It is a sweet potato in New Zealand. Thanks very much, Lakshmi
The name alone made me look up the Cumulus Climbing Shiraz. At first, I gasped at the price — then I saw that it was for a six-bottle case. Then I saw that it’s sold out in their online store and not available locally — count yourself lucky that you have a bottle!
I do, Linda. Thank you very much
I agree–it’s a wonderful name!
Oh my, two foods that are unknown to me. So I looked up gammon. It’s ham!!!! My goodness, those words are a bit similar. Beautiful garden, and I always love the fairies.
Thank you very much, Luanne. I’m always pleased to add to a lexicon
Your very first picture is lovely. You’ll soon attract some of the little people, especially with that wise old owl!
Thanks very much, John
Garden looking lovely
Thank you very much, Sheree
We are having similar weather. Your garden is beautiful in any weather and in every season.
I think “fairy garden in progress” could be a title. 🙂
Thank you so much, Merril
Your header is stunning and I love the colors in your garden. The pink shrub is glorious.
Thank you very much, Eugi
Most welcome, Derrick.
Your gardens are coming along nicely, and I am glad you had Martin to help with getting things ready for he summer. I love the lacy leaf red ornamental maple. I have two here that were tiny seedlings when I found them. One seems to be thriving, the other we shall see. I think there is an emerging leaf bud on the side of its tiny trunk..
Good luck with that one, Lavinia. Thank you very much
That is a beautiful Japanese Maple. The rain probably gave you a reason to take a much needed break!
Thanks very much, Dwight
You are welcome.
What a beautiful sight 🙂 I guess simply taking a tour of the garden is magical 🙂
Thank you so much, Ribana
Love the Japanese red maple.
Thank you very much, Sherry
This garden is exactly the type I love!
I’m pleased, Dale. Thank you very much
My pleasure. I just love seeing pictures of it. Inspires me to figure out what to do with my mess!
🙂
Your garden is an amazing oasis… such beautiful plants and flowers – and such a lot of work!
Thank you so much, Jan
I’m glad I found the start to Flo”s fairy garden.
Thank you so much, Alys