‘It was both auditory and visual. It was a nice summer’s day. I was in my backyard playing guitar when I heard giggling from a tree branch. I looked up in time to see a sparkle fall from the tree and heard the soft thump as it bounced off the ground to more giggles. Even though I live in town, the backyard is wild and has been curated to be that way. It has a fireplace, and a metal frame gazebo with a shack like wood frame and partly shingled roof over it. There is wildlife in the yard. I have long felt there was something there and often glimpsed something out of the corner of my eye. I live in Canada but was born in Scotland. I blame my grandfather for at least trying to open my eyes.’ ‘A sparkle bigger than a golf ball, smaller than a baseball.’ ‘I have wondered if they followed [from Scotland?] or found me.’ Why a fairy experience? ‘Because it felt like it. I’ve had enough weird experiences to categorize them.’ ‘Not sure [what fairies are]. But they are like Tolkien’s elves. Not interested in humans because they have other business/interests.’
§917
Ontario, Canada
2010s
Male: Age 61-70
occasional supernatural experiences
in a garden
3 pm-6 pm
a few seconds
on my own
no special state reported
amused
a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life