Richard and Sharon's New Boarder

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  1. cajunbelle

    cajunbelle Daylily Diva

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    When I went out late yesterday evening to take pictures this little guy was not out there. When DD uploaded the pictures she took this morning, there he was. I think during the night he and some friends must have been passing through and he was a wee bit tipsy and got left behind:
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    I would say a little bit too much gnome juice, wouldn't you. I hope he doesn't fall off of his mushroom and injure himself. I don't think my homeowners insurance covers tipsy gnomes.
     
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  3. katsback

    katsback In Flower

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    Oh how cute! i dont have any gnomes ,maybe ill look for one!
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    He sure looks like he's fallen on hard times. I wonder if he knows where his friends are now. Cute fellow anyhow. dooley
     
  5. cajunbelle

    cajunbelle Daylily Diva

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    I don't know if he knows where they went are not. He may be a swamp gnome, they are a boisterous lot. He can live in my blue flowerpot as long as he wants. He will just have to let me plant new flowers in it once in a while.
     



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  6. glendann

    glendann Official Garden Angel

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    He does look a little hung over.He is adoreable.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    It's all in the cheeks. I think this may be one of the much-fabled Whiskey Gnomes. I've never seen one because I don't tend to mix in those circles. Be careful he doesn't throw up all over your hard work Sharon! :eek:
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    He still looks drunk to me Sharon. It's those bleary eyes and that silly grin that give the game away!!! :D :D
     
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    reggaefan Official Poet Laureate

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    He is a cheeky fellow asked if we could wrap his pot on these chilly nights
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Yup, I think he's still drunk. Sure hope he doesn't fall off that mushroom into the flowers.
     
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    Polly Thumb Gardener

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    He is cute, but must have bad friends if they left him behind by himself in a strange pot.
     
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    zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat Plants Contributor

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    Are the orange-cap gnomes common to your swamps, Sharon?
    Louisiana swamp gnomes probably brew some exceptionally powerful gnome juice,
    I heard that they got their recipe directly from a Voodoo Queen generations ago.

    Say, :eek: are those hallucinogenic mushrooms he's clinging to so tightly??
    Maybe that explains the silly grin. 8)
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    :D Zuzu. He does look quite a bit too attached to it doesn't he.
     
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    Desert Rat The Dusty Blogger

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    You have to watch this type very closely. He may be a poet gnome. They often look quite destitute and frequently a little tipsy. I would supply him with some paper and a pencil. You never know what might happen, hint, hint.
     
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    cajunbelle Daylily Diva

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    ZZP, I think swamp gnomes tend to brew some very powerful gnome brew. I have heard that the Voodoo Queen was "involved" with a gnome at one time and she did give him the recipe. I will have to do more research on this.

    DR, we will see if he is a poet, we have put him pen and paper out. I anxiously await tomorrow to find out.
     
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    I think he may not be drunk. I think he is besotted with the beautiful flowers around him. 8)
     

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