I’m sharing another Norfolk post today, this one’s also from the shops at Creake Abbey and is more of a sculpture than anything else. When I first saw it I assumed the seat was succulents, but it’s not, it’s moss.
But look closer.
It’s easy to see the wire bird on the seat cushion, but what’s it up to? I think it’s feeding the blackbirds with their beaks open, what do you think?
These sculptures made me smile when I saw them at RHS Rosemoor in the autumn, but they also have a touch of January about them, so let’s have a light-hearted look at how they sum up January for me.
This one has clearly reached at least the 44th of the month, and realises that there’s still at least half the month left…
And there’s a mascara mishap or two happening. And it still amuses me how the plant is growing around the sculpture, adding a modesty covering that couldn’t have been better placed.
Further along our jaunt around the garden this small sculpture caught my eye. I’ve said before I’d happily hibernate in January, though with slightly more clothes on that this statue, and hopefully without the ornithological audience.
Clearly time has moved on for the sculpture below, and it’s obviously the 91st of January, which calls for a celebration…
….The only thing though about the end of January, is the start of February - and well, that’s not usually exactly full of Spring.
Roll on March, I say - and when January gets to me (as it often does) then I’ll remember to dig out this post, as it’d have to be pretty bad for these not to make me smile.
Like you do.
Or rather, like these playful frogs do, even though they’re frozen in time. The sculpture or birdbath just screams movement and fun to me, and it’s the last of the sculptures I’m sharing from the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show. This birdbath, and the others around it, are by Willie Wildlife Sculptures, who on their site have many more great birdbath designs which include birds, dragonflies and even trout.
They’re beautiful and I think I’d have a hard time choosing a favourite, especially now I’ve looked on the site. But as you’d expect for something so lovely, they’re not cheap - the price tag on this one at Chelsea was £2995 - gulp. But it is something that would look good year round and bring structural interest when the rest of the garden was bare, but then again, as MOH has just pointed out so would many things with a lower price tag - he’s ever the practical one. Or perhaps he’s just staking a claim so I don’t flex our credit card, who knows.
Just a final thought, wouldn’t the frogs look super cute with jumpers on! I could probably crochet them some, well if I had the birdbath...
