Welcome Mat

Some people have yard gnomes....

Others adorn their garden with fake wildlife....

Some proudly fly the stars and stripes over their front porch....

The real go-getters take it up a notch and seasonally change their landscaping decor....

Then there are those that others keep it simple and just have a welcome mat, maybe with a clever phrase or adorable little kitty cats.....

But nothing says welcome to our home like.......

a giant hacking device stuck in your olive tree.

I had no idea this was in our front yard until I went out and started clicking pictures for the blog.  I have a feeling keeping this blog is going to make me a bit more aware.

Doesn't the giant hacker just make you feel all warm and fuzzy?  Doesn't it just say, "if you need a cup of sugar, you should ask here,"  "the kettle is always on in that house," and "they always have the best candy on Halloween" all rolled into one?  I am surprised I do not have local children knocking at the door asking for homemade macaroons with that out there shouting "come on in."

I can only assume it was left out there from when we do this in our front yard.

In contrast, however, a spinning animal carcass in your yard does say "come on in" around here!

Betcha don't have a motorized spit at your house!  Random Greek fact....now, the spits are all motorized, but, when they were young (9 and 10,) Christos and all the other kids could make about 500 drachmas (that was the Greek currency before the euro; it would be about 1.50 euros) by sitting down there manually turning the spits all day for weddings, festivals, etc.  After all, spinning your neighbor's lamb over charcoal so they can have a party isn't really all that different than walking your neighbors dog so they can have a vacation.....all in the name of a little cash.