wikipedia:

A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf circle, elf ring [1] or pixie ring, is a naturally occurring ring or arc of mushrooms
Fairy rings also occupy a prominent place in European folklore as the location of gateways into elfin kingdoms, or places where elves gather and dance

Okay, I am fixing to erase all doubt in your mind that I am crazy, that or blessed :)

Back story:

Years ago I discovered a circle of trees in one of our fields and felt drawn to that place. So, I started mowing the circle, first with the brush hog, then after a while I could do it with my lawn mower and now it looks prettier than my yard. About two years ago I started going there to meditate or just sit as it is adjacent to my walking trail and a nice shady place to rest. Then I had a dream one night where three Native American men walked (you know the scene where the men walk shoulder to shoulder out of the mist - yeah, that one) up to me and told me it was a healing circle. So, somewhere in my mind the healing circle also become a fairy circle and I started leaving little offerings for the fairies. I made a fairy alter out of stone where I put shiny things, a hawks feather I found, a pair of deer antlers my dog brought home as a present. I hung a couple of wind chimes and a couple of lanterns. I built a fire pit with a circle of stones so the kids and I can sit by the fire and talk into the night. (Mark thinks I'm crazy as a bed bug and never comes)One night Levi and I did a Native American blessing ceremony that was beautiful along with burning cedar and speaking to the spirits of the four winds.

Okay, here's the clincher.... Seth had changed out his drum heads and was going to throw away the old ones. I kept one of them and made a dream catcher out of it(rawhide strips, wooden beads, shells and feathers - very pretty) I took it down to the circle the other day and hung it one of the trees facing in to the circle and asked that it keep our dreams in the circle from getting away)Just a little while ago I went down to prepare the fire for tonight's fall equinox burn and to my delight I found a fairy circle had popped up around the tree where I hung the dream catcher!!!! And, just to make sure this was validated, I came and got Levi so he could also see the fairy circle ( circle of mushrooms all the way around the perimeter of the tree, probably 20 feet in diameter!)

I almost cried.

and another really funny note - Emily and I had just finished watching the new Tinker Bell movie....


I feel delightfully crazy and silly and blessed all at the same time.

I do believe. I do believe. I do believe. I do believe.