There on the side of the road he stood with his dignity and smile intact but a little rusty around the edges. Where had he come from and where was he going I wondered as I momentarily considered placing him in my backpack. There have been some strange sights and some sad ones along the Bruce Trail…this rated as strange but what could be sad about a gnome who had freed himself from the constraints of his garden.
Happy trails little friend.
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Maybe this is where he is going… http://pommepal.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/the-gathering-of-the-gnomes/
Thank you for your link and you may just have solved the mystery of where he was headed…hope he made it!
He looked a bit travel weary…It would be a long trip for him…
Awwww….love this…gnomes are dear little people…but then I love fairies, elves and other woodsy creatures too. 🙂
I keep looking for fairies and elves but so far only gnomes have crossed our path.
Dammit. I always read the post first, comment, then read the other comments … The Independent seems to have covered it nicely already~!
It’s a great story though and good natured fun! Thanks for stopping by.
People in NZ have in the past woken one morning to find their pet gnome gone from their front garden … and months, years even, afterwards it’s just as mysteriously reappeared.
There was a rash of it happening some years back; but along with the returned absentee would be (waterproofed) packages of photos of said gnome in all sorts of places.
Gnomes would pass from hand to hand (complete with address and snaps) for further travel and more snaps, but would eventually be replaced. Sometimes …
A couple of years ago a cabin went up our way. Near the end of construction, a solitairy gnome appeared in the lawn. I’ve been tempted every since to start adding gnomes behind trees and such to see how many I could deposit in the yard. Just a thought though.
Oscar
Great thought – or you could liberate the lonely fella!
Cute little fellow. I’m sure he knew exactly where he wanted to be. 🙂
So true – I’m glad I didn’t interfere and left him alone!
He does look somewhat lost. But, yes, still very happy looking. Being lost is sometimes the best feeling in the world. A lovely post.
Thank you!
In spite of his rust and dents he’s still smiling. Welcome back.
Escape! A guy after my own heart 🙂 And very happy he looks too.
You would get along well with two of my gnome-loving friends… One time, when a bad storm brought down a good sized tree in my Michigan friend’s yard, the first thing he did was to look for his gnomes. They all survived unscathed…but he had enough firewood to last for quite some time. 🙂
Gnome people are very special!
He may have been hitch hiking and pulled in his thumb (just slightly according to the photograph) when we passed ashamed he was not hiking the entire trail. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Hmmm…and perhaps he was picked up by some kind farmer who was passing in his pick-up truck…plausible for sure!
Looks to me as if he is contemplating “right or left at Main Street” and looking forward to an upcoming adventure
I hope so since it looks like he’s had a tough, working class life and has the scars to prove it!
Perhaps this was a very, very discreet art installation!! 😉
Very funny! Yes discreet alright…by a very insecure artist.
Well, he’s a gnome far from home. I didn’t know you had them in your part of the world too. Love your story about the gnome nabber too!
Well that’s just it – perhaps he isn’t from our part of the world! Here’s a link to the story I mentioned:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/how-murphy-the-stolen-gnome-went-around-the-world-in-48-photographs-891505.html
Oh that’s brilliant. The Police seemed rather po-faced about it though…..
How delightful! He looks very happy to be out on his own.
Doesn’t he though – that’s why we left him where he was…love your new avatar!
Thank you. 🙂 I was hesitant to change my avatar but I think it will work out well.
A delightful surprise…there was a story a couple of years ago about a gnome that was taken from a garden in England and then the gnome nabber sent postcards to the homeowners from all over the world!
I love that! What a wonderfully twisted thing to do!!
Wonderful find 🙂
I heard the Gnome on Holiday story many many years ago when I was still a student (early 80s) and have always thought it a marvellous idea. I actually thought it was an urban legend until I Googled it today. There are even Travelling Gnome Prank clubs! How hilarious.
Perhaps your Gnome got homesick and decided to hitch back home?
What a fantastic surprise. Now if gnomes could talk wouldn’t there be a story or two to tell?
This sounds like the beginnings of a good script for a movie called “Gnome Alone” 🙂 I love Gnomes! Wonder how he got there? I once found a set of dumbbell weights out in the middle of nowhere along a country road when I was about 14. I picked them up and brought them home. Still have them. The story they could tell of their origin!
Gnome alone – wish I’d thought of that! Hard to know how he arrived since he was standing so upright but within clear view on the side of the country road…so you’re doubtful he got there on his own?
Every once in a while I hear on the news about a rash of Gnome thefts from gardens in various places around the country. It is also possible he has come straight from the Twilight Zone – wouldn’t that make a good episode! 🙂
I love it! What a fun spot for a gnome.
It certainly brightened up our hike!