The Captain inspected our sail and did not find a new nest. I was a little sad to hear about that. On the up side, I won't have to be cleaning baby birdie poop off of the sail. At any rate, dock life is thriving.
I love the stuff that our dockmates put out for decoration! I feel extra lucky to have a communal gnome! I would have never thought to procure one of my own, but I am very happy to share in the collective luckiness!
Check out all the other gnome statues that I found!
Dock/Garden Gnome:
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin gnomus
Date: 1661
1 : an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure
2 : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth
— gnome•like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
I was thinking about getting a fake owl to stand guard over our boat when we are gone. I think the plastic owl is supposed to discourage gulls and other birds from making homes on the boat.
I love the shiny triangle "used car lot" streamers! I want some for our boat, but I don't know where to get them. Seriously, if anyone knows where to get these, please let me know!!!
I am a sucker for shiny things....
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Funny you mention the streamers - called pennants. I just bought some! Can't wait to hang them on the boat when we finally launch. I happened upon them when we were buying fiberglass supplies at Tap Plastics. Here is the link: http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=332&
ReplyDeleteHow fun! Take a pic when you get them up!
Just say no to the owl!
ReplyDeleteYou have a dock gnome???!! Freakin' hilarious. :P
ReplyDeleteCaptain V ~ I will definitely look into the boat budget for our own pennants! Thanks! And, I do mean to get the book recommended too, on food and boating life. Great suggestions! Keep 'em coming.
ReplyDeleteelle ~ No owls for us, don't worry. Kinda spooky.
Tim ~ I might get my own gnome. Kinda like the gnome!