SeaHeart

We are stardust,
We are golden,
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden...

(Photos taken by ourselves, Rachel and Shel. Many more at our respective Flickr sets.)

And, so saith the fae--a festival post is better late than never. XD

~*~


The Fairie Festival that almost wasn't...

At this point, Solstice was still sick with the upper respiratory infection, and we found out that evening that Kit (Penguin) had just gotten it. It was a pretty nasty infection, and Penguin is Jenn's soulmate cat. We didn't know what to do, talked it over in a bunch of different ways, trying to figure out solutions. The Fairie Festival is the most important part of our year--it's where I proposed to Jenn, it's the most safe and sanctuary-like place there is for us. I could not imagine going without Jenn, but the solution we came up with was for me to go, and Jenn to stay home with Kit. That destroyed me. I sobbed for hours, stayed up all night, miserable. Our life lately? It's been shit. I'd been looking forward to this in more ways than I could possibly articulate, a place and time where Jenn and I could just be happy, surrounded by people who love us. And now it wasn't going to happen... In the morning, I got up, feeling empty, and began to pack, and Jenn said that we could put Penguin in the vet's care over the weekend, and she would come with me. My entire world, in that moment, changed--she was going to be with me, we were going home~ <3 We took Kit to the vet (our family vet who has been friends with my family for years--he loves Kit. ;D), and got on the road, hopeful and happy and on our way~


Happy~




We picked up Rachel (songtoisis), who had waited at the airport in Harrisburg for us for HOURS graciously and wonderfully (we had had so many setbacks at that point, and we'd been entirely unprepared for Jenn to come). She is our soul sister, and being able to share the festival, this most important place of ours, with her was definitely the highlight of our weekend~ Being able to share that magic, as she has given me so much through Diana's Grove...it was the happiest thing in the world. :)

We rushed to the hotel, threw on more sparkles than could possibly be contained on mortal skin (ie, we most definitely HAVE to be faeries XD), and sped on to Spoutwood in the final hour of the festival, to meet up with Kat (greyeyedpixie) and Corey, two of the most incredible people in the world, part of our soul family~ <3333

My beautiful wife, as a jellyfish fairy~


...sitting in a bed of poison ivy. XD


Rachel, as an Underworld Fairy...


...FLYING.


Kat, Rachel and Corey~


Corey, nomming something. XD


...something gross? XD


We were all supposed to look silly here. I think I'm the only one who accomplished that. XD


I threw this costume together at the last possible minute because everything for the other one wasn't ready~


<3


Magic~







Saturday, Beltane (And/or UNICORN DAY)~

Saturday was when most everyone converged on the festival. Jenn and I, Rachel, Kat and Corey, Sara (cloverdew), Shel (aerialmelodies), Pete (roofpig13) and Katie (costumenut), and Debbie (vsuclaribnl) all came! <3333 One of the happiest days of my life~ :) <3

Maypole~


The most beautiful woman in the world~ <333333


...nomming the HECK out of some grass (in our series of pictures known as, This Is What Unicorns Do All Day). XD


Casting the circle for our intentions of the weekend.


Tribal unicorn.


Gaia, invoking.


Rachel suspects...something. XD


This is RIDICULOUS. XD


And this is TOTALLY NOT PHALLIC AT ALL. XD


Spinning.


I'm ridiculously excited about...something. XD


Dancing.


Unicorns, chillaxin'.


Maypole dancers~


Kat suspects...something, as well. XD


I asked Shel to cavort. AND SHE DID.


Beautiful lady~ <3


One of my favorite pictures, ever~ Corey (in kilt!) and Kat~ <3


Please look at how adorable we are, and not my breasts, thank you. This has been a public service announcement. XDDDDDD


Kat, looking totally impish~


Katie, looking ridiculously gorgeous~ <3


Pete, looking ridiculous handsome~ <3


Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~ <3


NO WAY.


YES WAY.


Me~


Corey, and his new friend~ :)


Everlasting love~ <3


Sara, being lovely~ <3


Lovely lady unicorn~


Jenn and me, at the end of the day. ;-; I love this one~


Everyone, at dinner~







Sunday, Celebrations~

Being able to share the festival with so many people who mean the world to me--yeah. Pretty much the best year ever~ :) <3

Jenn at the drum circle~


Drumming!


I'm teaching Shel a few more belly dance moves--she totally has the basics now--ROCK IT!


And this belly dancer taught one of the Moss Men...to wiggle, I think. XD


She's a fairieologist!


My beautiful wife~ <3


Apple blossoms.


Picking flowers~ <33333


Faerie maypole!


Cowgirl fairy~


Group peektur~ KAT TOTALLY DID NOT DO GROPAGE ON SHEL NOT ONE BIT.


I'm like, everyone, do something hilarious! This resulted:


Happy and content~


We were ALMOST arrested by Faerie cops for dognapping this fluff.


Corey is the Irish/Scotsman your mother warned you about. XD


Sea fairy, twirling~ <3


I made a friend~ (I love snakes~ <3333)


Jenn made a friend, too! A cuddly teddy bear made out of Alpaca fluff! :D


The only peektur of Debbie I could find! It was so awesome to see you again~ <3


Fabulous and lovely ladies~ <3


This is Samson--we fell in love with him~ <3


And he loved us~ <3


Kat, spinning~ <3


I asked Kat to pose--she did a Greek statue. XD


And then she nommed a dandelion. XD


Kat, being ridiculously pretty~ <3


I then asked Corey to look pretty. This is what he did. XD


My hat flies.


There's a new sheriff in town. AND SHE WEARS WINGS.


<333


We're all dancing (decidedly not-belly-dance-y type dancing :D)~ <3


Happy picture is happy~


It was the hottest day of our lives. Here is Jenn, cooling off, looking beautiful~ <3


Rachel, the water fairy~ <3


Fancy meeting you here!


Kat~ <3


Shel~ <3


Beautiful belly dancers~ <3


One of the happiest pictures in the world~


Our feetsies.


I love this woman~ <3


<333333333333333


WHY DO I ALWAYS MAKE THIS FACE? Apparently, I just do. XD


A cowgirl never kisses and tells.


Aw, hell, maybe we do.


And I quote--Rachel said this is the most explicit picture of the entire weekend. XD WHERE DID WE GO AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? I LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU TO DECIDE. XD