Mr. Scarecrow

I'd like for you all to meet a new friend of ours. He's the one in the middle, if you weren't sure.

He is absolutely a wonderful guest.
Never gossips.
Never eats all our food.
Never tracks in muddy feet.
Never teaches my kids "bad" things.

Actually, he just likes to stand in our garden.
He doesn't say anything... he must be shy!

His John Deere hat is old and grimy, his hickory shirt is torn and stained. But that's ok.
He doesn't even ask to use my bathroom to clean up!

I feel a bit bad about leaving him outside all night. It could get a little cold. He doesn't seem to mind.
And the strange thing is... he is still standing in the same place in the morning!
It must run in his family. Because I have noticed some of his family members doing the same thing in gardens around the area.

Somebody once told me that his job is to make sure that the deer and birds don't eat up all our hard work in the garden. How sweet is that? What a gentleman!

McKenzie (dog) did NOT like him at all!! Don't dogs have a good sense of character? I think she was wrong about this guest.
But she barked and barked and acted like she was going to rip him to pieces. I had to take her out into the garden and allow her to sniff him for awhile to ease her mind.

And ya know, Mr. Scarecrow didn't even mind that!

I hope he sticks around for awhile... I hope he does his job well.

The greatest thing about him? .... he doesn't even ask to be paid for his services!!

Lindsey really had to check him out too.

She wasn't sure why he was standing there in HER garden!

So confusing for a little one.

But soon she giggled and went her cheery way eating her string cheese and running through the dirt with bare feet.