Fresh eyes on London: Gnomes

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Gnomes

Where did the tradition of garden gnomes come from.Are they all friendly or are some malevolent? This gnome is sitting in the roof top garden of a canal boat. Perhaps he should have had a fishing line rather than a pipe.

7 comments:

Adullamite said...: They are big business in Germany for some reason.; February 02, 2013
jabblog said...: I've never been quite sure about garden gnomes - now fairies are a different matter . . .; February 02, 2013
PerthDailyPhoto said...: They look friendly Mo...but then again...remember Chucky haha!!; February 02, 2013
Sharon said...: I've seen a lot of garden gnomes but never one on a boat. Nice find.; February 02, 2013
Adele said...: I love gnomes. Always so cheery!; February 03, 2013
Stefan Jansson said...: Free the gnomes!; February 03, 2013
Emm in London said...: Have you read Wil Huygen's fantastic illustrated book Gnomes? It will answer all your questions (and convince you that woodland creatures are real!); February 07, 2013

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Saturday, 2 February 2013

Gnomes

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