Invitation to Entry
What one has to be cautious about, with an invitation from the Fey, is that what happens within the borders of their particular realm proceeds in Time at a rate that is not like what is experienced in the Human world. Many are the tales of someone stepping inside Faerie only to find, upon returning to our sphere, that decades have passed--and the visitor was long since believed dead. So, take care.
A Manageable Leap
"They DO exist!"
Hanging About
One of the Fey of Sandy Hook, New Jersey.
The Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area is one of those places I like to go when I'm in Jersey and have the time. More images from there can be found on this website, and on Jake Rambles n'at.
Ignoring the Bridge Traffic
Testing the Waters
"Oh - hi there! How long have you been watching?"
The Lamplighters
We're wondering why so many natural features get named "Devil's" something-or-other, such as "Devil's Backbone," where-on this image was captured.
The highest block on the Devil's Backbone is a plinth-like crop of rock about 100 feet above the stream bed below, and maybe 15 feet wide. A rough circle, partially ringed by trees, it strikes me as a place that is, or should be, sacred, with nothing "devilish" about it. For the diminutive Lyssa, it is a special place.
Nearly Spring
The Beckoning (Additional modeling: Cally Klein)
Saicara of the Shades
Saicara was happy to pause for a photograph. Like most of the fey, she normally stays out of sight as visitors to the park pass by, but sometimes will make herself known. The branch she's standing on is one of her favorite places to take a rest as it affords a pleasant view up and down Pearl Ravine, and catches the air coming down-hill with the stream. What I didn't notice until it was too late was the "photo bombing" by Alvion - who dropped in on the shot in moth drag, a tiny bottle of ale in hand and no steady landing to go with it. Saicara tried to get him to, um, "bug off," but he insisted on sticking around, so this is the best shot I have.
A Little Summer Splash (it's hot outside!)
Pose For The Photographer
You're Gonna' Get Wet In A Second!
Yep: Even In Central Park
The Lamplighters
You Shouldn't See Me!
Evening In The Wood
Afternoon Stroll
The First Warm Morning In Spring