Saturday, 8 April 2023

G is for Gargoyle

I know I said I was going to write about the flora and fauna but I couldn't resist the opportunity to repost the photo of Harold the gargoyle. I bought him from BrighthelmStone on Etsy last summer and his presence in the yard always makes me smile. I want to gradually add little quirky things hidden amongst the plants so that in the future when the grandkids are big enough to visit they will find it a fun place to be. When we were children our grandfather had a stone rabbit (I think) in the garden and I was enchanted by his story that there used to be a squirrel (or maybe it was the other way around) but that it had come to life and run away.
Linking back to the A to Z Challenge.

#AtoZChallenge 2023 letter G
Stay safe. Be kind. Gargoyles for gardens as well as churches.

7 comments:

  1. I get mixed up between gargoyles and grotesques - I think one is for water ?

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  2. Gargyoles fit in the category of "fauna."

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  3. Wonderful gargoyle! I've got lots of little gargoyles (technically grotesques, as the first commenter pointed out) in my house, but I wish I had a bigger one for the garden.
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  4. I love finding quirky statuary in gardens; your gargoyle/grotesque is delightful!

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  5. I thought he was a frog, crouching low like that. I guess I'm too used to seeing gargoyles high up on rooftops. Did you name him Harold or was that the name when you purchased him?

    Have a lovely day.

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  6. We love gargoyles and when we visited New Orleans, we had to buy a shelf sitter one. He guards our kitchen!

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