where you tend a rose, a thistle cannot grow

“The Birthday Cake” by Harry Whittier Frees, 1914

By the rampart - Simon Bang , 2019.

Danish , b. 1969 -

And the kids are like "but they get into our bug traps" and "we didn't catch him he followed us home"

And their parents are like. Please i do not believe that 6 fucking pixies smuggled themselves into our garage on the underside of your bicycle saddle and then set up shop in the old dolls house. These are living beings they're not toys it's not kind to treat them like this

And the kids are like we are NOT treating them like anything you said we're not allowed to trap them and they always get into our traps so we always run away when they see us and then they follow us and get inside our backpacks and stuff

And the parents are like

Stop lying!!!

And then they set up wildlife cams and not only can pixies apparently do all of that and are very desperate to hang out with these human kids (who have fun life-sized toys and are covered in wonderful things like glitter and are a free source of fresh bugs and pop tart crumbs)

But they can also like. Fully just pick locks and shit.

~ Florence Harrison, "So the prince was tended with care" from Christina Rossetti: Poems (1910)

A Christian Dior couture by Marc Bohan debutante gown

c. 1964