If one is very quiet and very observant, one can see wondrous things in the deep woods at our Beloved Three Dog Hollow (yes, that's the proper name for the Hollow). One can walk along the edge of the deep woods where the leafy canopy is not so dense, and soak in the magic of the sunbeams finding their way to light up little bits of woods, here and there. It's especially beautiful in the evening hours when the sun is low in the sky and gives everything a golden glow, when it's still quite bright out in the open fields, but the woods are beginning to turn dark. Stand still and watch the little dust motes and floating bits of pollen dance the in sun's rays, listen to the Robin's evening song and breeze rustling the leaves, breathe in the fragrance of the woods. If one is very lucky, the wee folk lift the veil from one's eyes ... and see, really see! Astoundingly, many of those tiny sunny spots reveal themselves to be places the wee folks have turned their lanterns on to brighten the way. We can't say where to look, we were made to swear an oath by the wee folk that live in and about our Beloved Hollow. Everyone, of course, knows the consequence of breaking such an oath. Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't know? The very next time you see a donkey somewhere, braying at you pathetically, look deep into it's eyes and you'll know. Everything here is taken from my own photos, except that one litte red lantern hanging from the edge of the roof of the little porch; that comes from psptubedepot.com, and the artist is jjacks. I've tried my hand at painting a little bit, mostly to add shadows and light. I looked forward to reading all your comments when we got back from the Hollow, and each one is treasured. Thank you so much for the faves as well. The seven days at the Hollow were beautiful, all sunshine and warm, but the mosquitos were frantic for blood, and we were the main course, LOL! I'll be trying to catch up again, so please be patient, I'll get there eventually! Seems I caught a bug when we got home, so I haven't been feeling too terrific. Thankfully these things pass and live can continue as normal, grins.