Wednesday, June 3, 2009

enchanted forest renaissance faire








deep in the enchanted forest close to lake Tahoe ... there is a Renaissance fair... folk go there pitch tents and live in the mediaeval way .... cloaks and bonfires and masks dances of the dead, jousts .... giant turkey legs to eat, strange old games with prizes being privy nuts on strings...its all here ... tiny wooden rickety stages are built all over the forest for pipers to play at ,pirates to expound the wonders of their parrots ..., and for street players to lurk....people pull tiny wooden carts through the dusty forest pathways and others lurk under trees with tankards of ale...
after half an hour of feeling like i was on a movie set, my vision changed and i could see that these people really are out of time in this century ... many looked so very very right ....
banners and pennants and pipes and pine needles and then..... a wild bear appeared on the archery range ...

and always there is the bubble fairy ....
who blows magical bubbles that pop in childrens hands as tiny moonstones...
where does the bubble fairy go for the rest of the year ????

17 comments:

  1. Oh I so would like to walk around there! These pictures capture it just right!

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  2. Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  3. Seeing only your photos, one really feels like a time-traveller :)
    In real, there are usually to much visitors to feel that way still - I love visiting such things too.

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  4. cool, it seems you are in the role play PC games. or yes in a movie. :)

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  5. Such interesting event! I wish I could be there.

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  6. Amazing pictures, amazing atmosphere, such a wonderful experience it must have been! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Way cool! Super pics and I want a Turkey leg too now! :)
    The bubbly fairy is magical - I'm sure I could just sit there for hours and hours watching her at work! :)

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  8. Oh I would have loved to walk around there too!! Does anyone knows something like that in Europe??

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  9. Oh woooow! That looks so utterly cool!
    I Would love being there!
    And I love that bubble fairy! :)

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  10. the bubble fairy was so silent she never spoke a word ...

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  11. We have that kind of festival here regularly, but your photos are amazing!

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  12. pure coolness! they are so into it and it all appears so natural .. LOVE the bubble fairy! these are great images (naturally ;)) .. I might just one day have to go and live in a little nook and cranny forest!!

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  13. great those fairs !!
    here we have viking fairs.

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  14. Wow, this looks like a fairy storybook!

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  15. this fair looks so fab! love the bubble fairy too ...and bear :)

    we were both time travellers that day!!! :D

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  16. I , i was I was there, looks so fun!

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  17. Very cool!! I would love to be there!

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