Week 6 - Year 1: Every Garden Needs a Gnome

... And, every gnome a garden? We spotted this guy at our grocery store hiding out in one of the random odds & ends aisles. We named him G-Nome. While tacky gnomes are not usually my style, I was in the kind of mood that made him irresistible. He is probably a 10 on the tackiness meter. Between his Santa Clause face, vacant (creepy) expression, mushroom seat and $10 price tag, he is a dead 8, but when you add in the fact that he is made of plastic, G-Nome's a definite 10.

G-Nome definitely adds some charm and character to our little experiment, but his plastic nature makes him especially vulnerable to the winds of a fourth floor deck. So, my husband has insisted that G-Nome not take residence outside as he would likely blow away in the winds and storms we've had lately. Instead, he gets to watch his garden from the other side of the sliding doors. Maybe it's the way he's perched on his mushroom stool, or maybe (probably) it's my overactive imagination, but you can almost feel the longing in him to be outside.

Since we've had a break in the weather, I did set him outside, but I have a feeling he will not get staying out there for long without supervision. I imagine that he is enjoying it for now. When he inevitably takes up residence on the other side of the door again, I'm sure he'll be dreaming of the day when he can take a more permanent residence in a yard or wind sheltered garden.