A Dragon Roars?

Curious things are all around the gardens this spring, there is a mystery afoot indeed. As you know, the hard winter freeze we had killed all but one of the old-growth Snapdragons. If we are to put out the best fairy bait, then we know old-growth snapdragons are a must. No Proper Fairy would be seen in a garden without snapdragons to make wine with. And we know old-growth snapdragons make the sweetest wines, so I was concerned about the hunt this year. I did put out some first year snapdragons, as they are better than no snapdragons at all. They are doing well; Regal Dragons Indeed;

A proper pink, and stout enough for an acceptable wine. A fairy will pry open the head, scoop out the pollen and boil it into Snapdragon wine. Any Proper Fairy knows a good Snapdragon wine is a key ingredient to a successful soirée during the high summer festivals. Here is the curious thing; something I have never seen in all my years of hunting the fae. The one Old-Growth Snapdragon to survive the winter;

It seems this Dragon is roaring it's exuberance at surviving the winter, a winter that so little survived. Like it's roaring it's greeting to the long awaited spring. No fairy will have to work hard to gather pollen from this Dragon. It came back a much richer pink this year, too, hinting at the sweetest of a Snapdragon Wine.
 All the Proper Fairies will be wanting this vintage at their gatherings this year.  And we know it's easier to catch a Proper Fairy when they have a belly full of wine from an afternoon gathering, for they become slow and sleepy, and more likely to make a mistake. All signs are pointing to a mischief afoot in the gardens, a magic about. I can't wait for High Summer, it could be a very special year indeed.

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