Yard Art

I like yard art.  No, not pink flamingos and garden gnomes, although they can be fun too.  And not expensive sculptures - can't afford those.  But just fun things that add color, interest, or just a bit of humor.

Last year I showed the glass art Tom and I created out of old household glass.  That became my most visited posting!   Well, it's back, with a few new additions.

And there are the little things, like this little flower fairy.

This "installation" has a history.  The pot is my great grandmother's rendering kettle, in which fat was melted into lard.  The mosaic tray/table top was created by Tom's mother, in her mosaic phase.

 A bird house created by Tom, with a Green Man.

 A concrete leaf - purchased.

 We do have mosquitoes, but not quite this large.

Ribbit.  These creatures inhabit our dry stream and pond, made of rock we removed from the lawn area, many years ago.

Many of these objets d'art were given to us as gifts over the years.  Like this dragon, a gift from son Jake, and the object of lots of fun when the grandkids were younger.  He controlled the bridge, and we had to pay him with M&M's to get safely across. Of course we only pretended to toss them; you don't waste M&Ms

 This motto works for me.

We love Carruth plaques, and have quite a collection.  These are just part of the collection.

This wood spirit came all the way from the Black Forest in Germany.

Callisto, Jake's cat, really did park herself here and menace the birds.  She lives on in stone.

Of course the real art in a garden is the plants. And June is busting out all over!