We have fairies at the end of our garden, picking aphids off the new shoots on the Tahitian lime trees. Even more fairies are tucking into the aphids on the Parson's Blush rose, too, which has begun to bloom outside my study.
The fairies have also been taking away the cobwebs on our windowsills, which is a good excuse for not washing the windows: the fairies need the cobwebs to build their nests. Sadly this excuse won't work much longer, as the female fairies will be laying their eggs soon, three or four in each oval nest with its entrance in the middle. The baby fairies will hatch a fortnight after that, and all the fairies, from Dad to last year's brothers and sisters, will help feed them.
