When 2-year-old Rowan Clark walked into the Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures and saw other children dressed up as fairies and goblins, he turned to his mother, Elizabeth, and confessed that he wanted to be a butterfly.
Rowan could pick between the blue or pink wings available; he chose pink. They're just colors to him.
Later, as 8-year-old sister Madison Clark peered into the Enchanted Tree in search of an elusive fairy that lives there, Rowan hovered over the glass floor, a window into an entire winter village.
Suddenly, he rose, looked up at his mother, and hopped in place. His mother picked up Rowan, lifting him over her head so he could soar past the towns and magical worlds throughout the realm.
For a few moments, Rowan really was a butterfly.
"We've never been to a museum of miniatures before," Elizabeth Clark said. "I didn't know what to expect, but it's really magical." Clark and her children were visiting the museum, at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, for a May Day celebration.
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Activities included a May Pole dance performed by students from Desert Sky Community School, arts and crafts and a show by magician Patrick Brestel.
A Fairy and Goblin Parade led by piper Tori Hauk weaved its way through the museum several times during the afternoon.
Contact photographer James Gregg at jgregg@azstarnet.com or 520-954-4969.
