This large, smooth stone near Rainbow Haven Beach is where mermaids sit at dusk and at dawn. And what do they do there at the rising and setting of the sun? They arrange flowers in their hair… flowers they’ve found on the beach, growing just at the edge of the high tide line.
These pink-lavender Beach Peas have tendrils that can easily be twirled and fixed into long mermaid hair. Land dwellers may have the wind to be concerned about, but mermaids also have to worry about the currents messing with their hair. It’s not easy to find ornaments that stay in place.
Can’t you just see a pretty mermaid placing one of these pink and white Morning Glories above one of her ears as she sits on the stone at dawn. These wild blooms are colorful enough to look striking both above and under the water.
Jacques Cousteau believed that Manatees were what sailors really saw when they thought they were seeing mermaids. It’s sad that scientists often try to make up in research for what they sometimes lack in imagination.
There are thousands of stones on shores around the world, where mermaids fix their hair and look out to sea as they plan or reflect on the day. Perhaps there’s one such stone near you.
Well that is a pretty tale, and I enjoyed it with my morning coffee. I don’t recall any mermaid sightings on the Great Lakes, but there’s a rock near me that would be perfect, should an adventurous one ever make her way through the St. Lawrence.
Manatee getting confused for mermaids? He’s got to be kidding! I love your theme today. And can just picture the flowers intertwined in the mermaid’s hair. As she sits and dreams on that just-so-perfect rock. ahhh….
Your mermaids must be kin to my fairies – they love to twine daisies in their hair and this year I planted wild daisies (ox eye daisies) in the yard also, they have smaller flwoers and are just right for fairy babies.
The mermaids singing at night add to the beauty of their flowers.
I wouldn’t be surprised if there were mermaids in the Great Lakes too Gerry. In the Camelot stories, it was the Lady of the Lake that took hold of Arthur’s sword Excalibur. Lakes have their mysterious underwater women too.
No, Cousteau wasn’t kidding Kathy. He once did a whole special about the connection between Manatees and mermaids.
JoAnn, I totally forgot to mention the singing of the mermaids. Thanks for adding that. Our gardens and shores are all the more enchanting for the presence of our mermaids and fairies.
Love your first photo, Amy….and beach peas! I had also heard that manatees (which are also one of my favorite critters though I’ve never seen one in real life) were mistaken for mermaids and like Kathy, couldn’t figure it out!?!?
What a delightful post. That is a perfect mermaid rock, you are right. Someday I dream of making it up there to Nova Scotia, haven’t yet. The punk mermaids down here in New York dye their hair pink and braid barbed wire in it!
Thanks Cindy. Manatees are such gentle creatures. Maybe Kathy couldn’t imagine them fitting into one of those tops made out of 2 seashells.
Robin, your punk mermaids sound a bit scary. Whatever keeps the sharks away I guess. Whenever you make it to Nova Scotia I’m sure you’ll find many such rocks on your own along the many beaches.
i belive that is true and i wish that was true.
You and me both saphira
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Like the post. Kind of cool to think about.
I love the thought of mermaids using beach pea flowers to arrange their hair so the currents won’t tangle it! Thanks for pointing us over here, Amy-Lynn. http://www.ingebrita.net/archives/13406#comment-10144