Where the Alders dwell,
In the Autumn may be spied
Baby catkins; cones beside -
Old and new as well.
Seasons come and seasons go;
That's the tale they tell!”
Illustration & words from The Song of the Alder Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker. #FolkloreThursday #poetry #nature
Where the Alders dwell,
In the Autumn may be spied
Baby catkins; cones beside -
Old and new as well.
Seasons come and seasons go;
That's the tale they tell!”
Illustration & words from The Song of the Alder Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker. #FolkloreThursday #poetry #nature