{"id":2646,"date":"2025-08-06T15:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:15:26","slug":"tiny-wonders-of-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=2646","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Wonders of August"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/strong>ugust is the hottest of months in Maine and tiny wonders abound this time of year.<\/p>\n

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L<\/b>ate in the afternoon as the sun reaches her rise, little fairy feet retreat from the gardens and greenhouse entering into the Enchanted Woodland for the cool comfort of shade.<\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>he smallest of the small are carried as Fairies march through the woodland to hidden chambers; resting during the hottest hours of each day.<\/p>\n

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F<\/strong>airies work long hours from twilight to dawn ripening the harvest which will be gathered by mortals during the day.<\/p>\n

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F<\/strong>airy sweetened tomatoes, ripen in the greenhouse. Yum.<\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>aking one last look around to see that all is as it should be,the last of the home Place Fairies flee for the day.<\/p>\n

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B<\/strong>ut do not worry they will be back again at twilight to work and play.<\/p>\n

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