There is a scarecrow at the Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington, Virginia. Thomas Johnathan Jackson was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. But, before the war he lived in a nice little house in downtown Lexington, Virginia and he had a productive garden “out back”.
This is an old fashioned scarecrow (made with a potato). It is hanging in the Jackson House garden now.
I could do that! Easier than crocheting.
Wow! Those are some huge feathers!
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Wonder if it would scare deer – in addition to crows?!
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Is this too funny or what Dorann!
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Not convinced it would fool my tenacious groundhogs or deer.
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I’ve never seen a scarecrow like that! Do you think it works?
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Well Dora that’s enough to scare anybody !!
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Why would you bother to crochet when you can just do that instead? I agree, it’s much easier. Not quite as elegant though.
Pretty darn funny!
Nancy
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Hey, you took us there :).
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Yes, indeedy, and it doesn’t even take any pattern reading. Cool!
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Now that’s an easy craft project that even I could do! Thanks for sharing!
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Undoubtedly true Dianna, but I suppose a regular old scarecrow might scare the deer too. 🙂
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Too funny. I thought the same thing when I saw that scarecrow. 🙂
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Ditto. But could be worth a try. 🙂
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It might. I can just see it twirling in the wind and taking on different personas in the eyes of a crow. 🙂
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It was rather a stunning sight Rita. 🙂
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I will now be looking for feathers Nancy. We have a peach tree but have only been able to taste one peach per season before the crows, deer, and squirrels denude the tree. 🙂
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Did you go inside the house? I only remember Foamhenge!
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That’s my style Barbara – “freehand” – no patterns. 🙂
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No, we didn’t go inside but we did walk around outside to see the garden and the little shed out back. You were a great tour guide :).
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Ditto Coastal Crone. I think I could manage that and happy there is no pattern or manual dexterity needed. 🙂
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Next time you have to go inside. There are a whole lot of interesting things in there – like a rope bed and the wood stove they used for all the cooking, etc.
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We had deer badly in Omaha. I know exactly what you mean about their damage. We gave up on the tomatoes here in Richmond after the squirrels and mockingbirds went after them.
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I don’t know, Dor. Where are you going to find a bird that large–and pluck it? Please advise. I want to be on hand to take pictures.
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LOL! Gotta find a feather store. 🙂
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The perils of country living! 🙂
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That would probably be the smart thing to do. 😉 I was really looking forward to writing that post, though.
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Sounds like a plan :).
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Just need to find the feathers…
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🙂 Hurry!
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I saw feather shops at outdoor markets in California where they sold “dream catchers” and American Indian things made with feathers – and loose feathers too. A little far to go though. 🙂
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Road trip!
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