Saturday, May 25, 2013

Summertime in SoBro, 2013 Edition...

It's been a cool and wet spring, and Broad Ripple's famous gargoyle is looking a little like a garghillie:

Blending in with the environment.

I'd never noticed the little details on the roof...

Bobbi says the ornamental roof crest will keep witches from sitting on your roof. I do not know if this is true, but it sure sounds good. Alas, honest little Roseholme Cottage would look a little silly with such gingerbread, and so we must be ever on the alert for witches perching up there among the antennae.

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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:26 AM, May 25, 2013

    "Gargoyle wins because he is a sneaky bastard!"

    Shootin' Buddy

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  2. Crowndot10:36 AM, May 25, 2013

    I'm told it works whether you believe in it or not. (cf. Niels Bohr and the horseshoe.) Seen any witches on the roof lately? See how well it works?!

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  3. Bob10:42 AM, May 25, 2013

    I had to look closely at that foliage the gargoyle was in to verify it wasn't poison ivy.

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  4. BGMiller10:43 AM, May 25, 2013

    Sneaky, but stylish.

    Leave it to a gargoyle to make aviators look good again.

    BGM

    WV: turyoi commission

    Wasn't it the Turyoi Commission that "investigated" the Tunguska incident?


    And I'd having pretty good luck with the spambot minefield today. I wonder how karma is going to balance this one out....

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  5. Sebastian1:30 PM, May 25, 2013

    so we must be ever on the alert for witches perching up there among the antennae.

    I'm not sure Feinstein's broom has the range to make it all the way from California.

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  6. Will3:22 PM, May 25, 2013

    D.C. is closer. I'm sure she keeps a spare one there.


    wv: Vide bligair

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  7. Gewehr986:04 PM, May 25, 2013

    I'll wager Bobbi could calculate the resonant frequency of a gargoyle-shaped antenna...

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  8. Ancient Woodsman9:16 PM, May 25, 2013

    Bob, that's Virginia creeper. Absolutely lovely in the fall. Lucky gargoyle.

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  9. Anonymous3:42 PM, May 26, 2013

    What load for witch? Will #8 shot made with cold iron do?

    Mike James

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  10. J.R.Shirley10:04 AM, May 28, 2013

    Love that gargoyle...

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  11. Geodkyt11:15 AM, May 29, 2013

    Tam, it's "antennas". As I learned when I entered the E3 world, "Bugs have antennae, radars and radios have antennas. No, no one seems to know why -- that's just how it is."

    [grin]

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