I spotted this roadside garden after I left Swansons Nursery and headed towards I-5 for the drive home from Seattle to Portland. There was a back-up on my normal route, so I started cutting through side-streets and that's when I spotted it. It seems a fun distraction what with all the serious issues on our minds.
I couldn't tell if this bit of land was public, or private—it dropped off steeply behind what you see here, so no house seemed to claim it. One thing was certain though, the garden itself is maintained by the gnomes.
And there are snakes...
There was a full-blown party going on under that little tree.
The three other gnomes in this photo seem oblivious to what the cat is up to.
I wish I knew who Bob was. Perhaps the tender of this garden?
This was my very favorite plant creature and the reason I stopped to photograph.
How can you not help but smile at a cowboy hat wearing masked evergreen "person"?
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That's pretty darn cute. I hope Bob is okay and simply moving somewhere else where he can spread the same kind of quirky humor.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's a good story. I'm sticking with it.
DeleteHere is the proof that there can be an up side to traffic back up and that our silly side of comes out as a stressful year nearing it's end.
ReplyDeleteI love detouring through neighborhood's, that's how you get a real feel for a place.
DeleteMade my day!
ReplyDeleteYay!
DeleteLove this. I think more of these little vignettes should be set up to lighten everyone's day.
ReplyDeleteI suddenly want to make eyes in a tall dense shrubs.
DeleteI love the masked shrub. A plant with more sense than millions Americans. The people down the hill had a skeleton walking a giant spider for halloween, and I was so very tempted to put a mask on the skeleton.
ReplyDeleteBe interesting to know Bob's story. "A Gnome Named Bob"?
Oh you should have!
DeleteI'm smiling. That in itself makes me really happy!
ReplyDeleteVery quirky, but certainly a humorous improvement on a vacant lot!
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