A Sunday Picture Story

It was Sunday today, Most Sundays we go for a drive. We went for a drive this Sunday also. When I was a kid, Sunday was the day all the old folks went for a drive. I still like going for a drive on Wednesday's also, but this winter, and with all the rig-a-ma-role, it wasn't until last Wednesday we went for our first Wednesday Drive, so even though I grow old, I still go for drives on days other than Sunday. But Sunday driving is generally fun driving.

Today I found two things, well more than two things, but these two things I thought were nice. You see I bumped into an old Gnome, He looked like he was trying to find something or to see something.

So I got my camera out and snapped a shot of him, much to my surprise he spoke up and introduced himself.
"Hello I am Lamperiskin The third of the Fungipluckers assigned to this area for fungi plucking. I have heard tale of an worn and split tree trunk that has some of the finest morsels of ears growing on it."

Needless to say I was just a tad bit shocked, you see I have never had a garden Gnome speak to me, let alone introduce himself.

"Well are you gonna say anything or just stand there with your gawking look and your landing pad for flies wide open. Boy you are lucky they have only been out for a day or two." He said to me as he chuckled softly to himself.

I gathered my nerve and decided it was not something I had eaten as we had only just arrived at our favorite restaurant to get some soup and desert to go. "I'm sorry for gawking at you Mr Lamperiskin, it is just you are the first garden Gnome to ever speak to me, and I thought perhaps I was feverish or something", I said as I smiled friendly toward him.

I understand, and I was just teasing, most people just ignore me when I speak, so thank you for acknowledging me. Have you happened to seen that particular stump I spoke of"? he asked.

I showed him the picture I had taken not but a couple minutes prior and asked if this was the one?

"Well snap my toes and hear the wind blow, that is indeed the one I was looking for, just look at those ears, only a few more days and they will be so ripe and juicy, could you please point me in the right direction"?

Well I gave him direction on where they were located, and told him to be careful as he crossed the parking lot to go view them. I am still not sure if the encounter was real. I have heard tale of talking Gnomes before,

That's my story and I am sticking with it.