Pixies congregate at Botanical Gardens to meet Mystical Creatures.

By Pepper Parr

BURLINGTON, ON  August 6, 2012  I called them “pixies”: there were hundreds of them; they came from everywhere and had congregated on the grounds of the Hendrie Park at the Royal Botanical Gardens on a sunny summer holiday.

These “junior pixies” were settling in for a time to talk and whisper and plan on which Mystical Creature they would meet next.

They were there for the Enchanted Garden weekend and also to meet the Mystical Creatures that included Melody the Bird Song Fairy.

Poppy, Queen of the Faeries held court and listened to the wishes of all the pixies that came before her.

Flora the Flower Fairy was there as well but before a pixie could meet a Mystical Creature the pixie had to have their faces painted.  It helped if they had their pixie dresses on as well.

Poppy, the Queen of the Faeries was on hand and she met every pixie that came by her tent.

Oberon, the Dwarf King signed documents for all the pixies that passed by.

Oberon the Dwarf King signed a document for every pixie that stopped by his station as well.

One of the 15 Mystical Creatures the pixies got to meet with and learn all about the flowers, the trees, the Lilly pads and the caterpillars that are part of the Hendrie Park.

The 14 Elf`s, Fairy`s, Painter`s and Gnome`s were stationed about the garden so that the pixies could find them and learn what it was these Mystical Creatures were doing in the Garden.

All the flowers and plants and shrubs and trees were looking their very best.  The Enchanted Crab Apple Tree was actually behaving – not being crabby.

The Mystical Creatures live in the garden and take care of the plants, keep the flowers beautiful, the trees strong and the grasses tall.

Before the pixies could head out to meet the Mystical Creatures they had to have their faces painted so that the Mystical Creatures would know they were real pixies.

And the pixies roamed and romped around the grounds wearing their costumes and painted faces – there to delight everyone and to see what mischief they could find.


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