Fall/Winter 2019 Garden Gnome Check-in
I've posted a few times about v arious garden gnome dreams that I've been having this year, but I also have an existing cast iron gnome that has taken up home in our backyard in Downers Grove. This photo was taken a few weeks back in early November. Getting around to posting him with the Thanksgiving slowdown. It seems that the last time this particular garden gnome made an appearance on the blog was back in 2014 when I used him as a comparison of a pumpkin that I grew that season. I'm not totally certain when we bought him, but I'm pretty sure that he is from Target and that Nat (and/or the kids) bought it for me for Father's Day one year? In the five years since he last appeared, you can see that his paint has worn a bit, his pants have gone from a dark green to an almost grey. His boots from a nice green to a faded, light green with some rust parts spotting through. His hat - which was once red - is now just a light grey. He's also adde...