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Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker

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2021-11-29

The Alder Fairy by Cicely Mary Baker

In alder trees are symbols of balance between male and female because they have both catkins on the same branch.

In Myths the first man was made of the 🌳 and it was protected by

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In Ireland it is unlucky to cut down a lone hawthorn tree. The tree is considered sacred and thought to be a secret meeting place for the “wee folk” or fairies. Leaving a small offering there ensures good fortune from the fairies in return.
🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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2021-11-27

Soon must fairies shut their eyes
For the Winter’s hushabies;
But, before the Autumn goes,
Spindle turns to flame and rose!

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2021-11-14

The beech tree has always been associated with knowledge & learning. In Welsh lore Henwen, a white sow, eats the nuts of the beech tree & gains the gifts of wisdom & prophecy. Img: Cicely Mary Barker.

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They thought me, once, a magic tree of wondrous lucky charm, And at the door they planted me to keep the house from harm..

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2021-11-04

A Random Alphabet full of Illustrators is today looking at Blackie's Children's Annual "24th Year" (mid 20s) with some lovely pieces within...Here it's colourful Contents Pages images by an unnamed hand and frontispiece by Cicely May Barker

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2021-10-29

The blackthorn rules the dark half of the year from It is dark moon magic, an “increaser of secrets.” Its thorns are the pins in a poppet, its wands used for cursing. A tree protected by faeries, its berries are the sloe. Img: Cicely Barker

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Come and fill your pockets,
But leave a few to spare! 1926 Flower Fairies of the Autumn

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In Ireland it is unlucky to cut down a lone hawthorn tree. The tree is considered sacred and thought to be a secret meeting place for the “wee folk” or fairies. Leaving a small offering there ensures good fortune from the fairies in return.
🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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2021-10-16

The Elder is associated with Celtic faerie lands and otherworldly realms of various European traditions. It was seen as a dwelling place for spirits and favored by the Little People.
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📷 ‘Elderberry Fairy’ by Cicely Mary Barker.

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2021-10-15

Morning all, have a good day 😀💜🕊

🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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🧚 Art by Cicely Mary Barker 🧚

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Cicely Mary Barker (British illustrator) 1895 - 1973

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2021-09-18

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”—Oscar Wilde

📷 ‘The Party’ by Cicely Mary Barker
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2021-09-11

The mallow plant in French is ‘mauve’, & this is where the colour derives its name. Discovered in 1856, the colour became so popular that the 1890s were known as the ‘mauve decade.’ As for mallow, the ancients often used it in erotic potions. Img: Cicely Barker

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Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations

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