Scarecrows need banks, too

This week, I had some business that took me into the bank of the small town near where I live. Being autumn, they had a few decorations in the lobby area, as most businesses are prone to having this time of year. Since the decorations represented scarecrows, I thought immediately of @kidsisters and had to take some photos!

This delightful little couple was on the counter beside the teller's window, helping to greet customers with their adorable, wide smiles! The boy-scarecrow as well as his charming female companion are outfitted in rugged clothing reminiscent of the Old West. Perhaps they just returned from guarding cornfields in Nebraska!

I didn't notice until I returned home and was looking at the photos in larger-view on my computer screen, but there is a spring showing underneath the girl scarecrow's head. So, if I had gently tapped them, their bobble-heads might have moved, nodding their hellos! 😁

Then there was this pair at the end of the teller's counter. These two amazing scarecrows are almost life-sized! The black countertop at center-right is where customers would sign documents, so the scarecrows are large enough to do their banking there, too!

This couple have broad smiles and rosy cheeks, too. Their clothing looks more like they're on their way to a barn dance, to celebrate the autumn season in style! I especially like the cheery sunflower the girl scarecrow is wearing on her hat!

I wondered how far back into human history the concept of the scarecrow stretched. There was a reference in Wikipedia to a Japanese book that was compiled in 712 that mentions a scarecrow! ^[1] So, they were employed quite long ago, indeed! One of the ladies in my neighborhood (who did a lot of baking) saved her disposable, aluminum pie pans for reuse, some of which were hung in her garden by strings. The movement of the pans in the breeze, plus the reflected glints of sunlight, kept most of the birds from eating her crops!