Have you seen her?   Please let us know

Here  on  Osprey Mountain, very near our Osprey Villa, you may have an unusual visitor when you vacation on this lovely property of forest and trees!   Her name is Mae To and legend has it that she visits Osprey Mountain on warm summer evenings, and for those fortunate enough to see her, good luck will always follow.    It seems Mae To was a new bride in the early years of the 1800's.   This tiny dark haired woman had a lovely wedding, here on the headland that juts out into the Sea.     Here the  beloved deer  run out of the hills and into the valley below, where they find the ocean and  the land that is decorated with  ancient forests of trees  and wildlife, as the valley runs from the hill we call Osprey Mountain all the way down to the sea.

                                                                    
It seems that Mae To was a young bride, very much in love.  Legend has it that she and her young groom were wed right there on the hill overlooking the coast, under the Cathedral of Trees, in front of the wild deer, in the early spring when the flowers were all in bloom.   The Tulip tree and the Fantasy of Fire, and the wild asparagus-like plant, all  have a lineage that exists on the property today, and all bloom in the spring along with wildflowers and varieties we do not even know.    But surrounded by flowers and deer, with Osprey flying overhead,  she and her young  groom  were wed with family and friends holding baskets of food for the Feast of the Wedding  that took place at the end of the day.     Little Mae To was dressed in a bleached white robe, very simple, but the fabric swung in the breeze and made the trails of flowers that were strung and hung from each shoulder look absolutely perfect.   Her long dark hair streamed of gold in the breeze, and it was a sight to see.

And although  we know little of the young groom,  her lover and husband,  it is said they were very much in love, and that he
picked the very flowers for her dress, and strung each one by hand on the long ribbon-like strands that flowed behind
her as she walked.   He was tall and dark, with a soft young face, a kind spirit, he loved the animals of the field and he cared
for the plants as if they were his children.

We do not know exactly what happened on that early summer day, only a month after the wedding  that joined these two
and made them one.   But Legend says that one day her young love and husband left to go to the sea to fish, something that
he had done many times before.   He went alone this time, looking for that special treat to bring back to his new bride.
The weather was clear and crisp, almost cold, even though the summer had arrived.   The sun was shining as it did this
time of year, the wind was thankfully still, and the parting was to be a short one.   Mae To went to the peaceful place of the
Forest, under the trees, overlooking the ocean, to wait for the return of her love.

Mae To never saw her husband again.   It is said she was so grieved that she never left the side of the Hill, but sat and
watched the water of the sea,  watched as the waves of water collided and splashed high into the air, watched day after day after day.
 

Guests of the  Osprey House have said (and I believe that it is true) that if you walk up the path that runs along the ridge of the hill,
just as the sun is beginning to drop into the trees so that the sky is turning a bright gold, and if the fog  has not rolled in from the sea,  that you may catch a glimpse of the young lovers.   They are together again forever, and have been seen sitting side by side, on the far rock, just at the base of the tallest of trees below the edge of the hill, holding hands and watching the ocean shimmer it's golden sunset.  Once the sun has set finally over the  orange sea, the two lovers seem to stand up and walk back to the land where their spirits live today, and it is said that the couple only visit  on the most perfect of sunny days.

So if you plan to visit the Osprey Mountain, be sure to walk to the edge of the forest on the most perfect of late afternoons, but be quiet
and still and you may see the two, side by side on that small rise below.   It is said that everyone who is lucky enough to witness this brief
meeting at the edge of the hill will have a life blessed with love and good fortune.     It is said that if you honeymoon at this very spot,
you will have a long and happy marriage, as Mae To will be there to bless the loving couple  herself, even on those days when the sun
has not warmed the land and the lovers have not shown their faces. 

Please, if you stay at the Osprey beach house, and if you walk quietly to the spot by the rock below the edge of the hill where the vast
ocean and coast are so lovely, and if you are so
fortunate to get a glimpse of Mae To and her love, please let us know, we would love to hear your tale. 

If you Honeymoon at this spot, Legend says that Mae To will be there to wish you well, and some may even see
her in her long robe of white, with the streams of flowers falling gracefully from her shoulders.  I hope you may be
blessed with her too.

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