Once Upon a Wishing Stone

Jeremy came home from a solo forest hike recently, and told me about this lovely place he had discovered. Tucked away along the path, he said, were stones that had been painted with a variety of sentiments. Wishes for the world, if you will.

We went on an excursion so I could appreciate the wishing stones for myself. But they were gone. It was Valentine's Day, so we thought it was probably a one-off... perhaps it was a holiday thing or a scavenger hunt even.

But I couldn't shake what a fantastic idea it was to put something so wonderfully simple out into the terra, from the terra. So Elsie and I decided then and there that we would put them back, and leave wishes for others to enjoy as much as Jeremy did when he first stumbled upon them.

This weekend, we went back to the place it all began to add our own wishes. 

This is the wishing forest. If you look closely, you'll see where the path leads in.

There's something irresistible about hidden entrances into magical places.

Tucked along a portion of the path, were newly painted stones that someone had recently placed. 

SO fun to walk along and try to spot them hidden in tree hollows and rocky runoffs. 

We slipped ours in too...

 and hope that the stone fairy gets a warm-wished surprise of her own.

After all, isn't all magic in what you bring with you?

But sometimes, it's what you leave behind.

*All stones shown are ones we left, and are painted with environmentally friendly acrylic paints.