an enchanted evening

Last night we attended a Lantern Walk at Lily’s school, which her wonderful teachers create each year to offer the preschoolers and their families a sweet, safe, adventure outside after dark.

The evening began at 5 p.m. by gathering around a bonfire, which some fashionably-late families didn’t quite make it to, and then each child was invited to find his or her lantern, created in school by decorating a glass jar with tissue paper, for a walk down a candle-lit path into the woods.

At the end of the path, we gathered around a favorite tree where we sang “This Little Light of Mine” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.”

We then returned to the start of the walk where a small pool was waiting to receive a wish from each child, launched into the night on a milkweed-pod-boat with a candle mast.

It was a challenging night for this amateur photographer but I did manage to get a few shots that I hope capture the sweetness of the evening.