(Zooming in)
I’m not sure, but … I think it’s a concrete pineapple.
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I love concrete pineapples, and always amazed by how common an architectural structure it is. I try to keep an eye out.
Where are they hiding the dead birds? Gotta be there somewhere…
I think it is an egg. Pineapples have kinda pointy things on the top — like some people’s hair.
That raises a question. Why do so many people get pineapple hairdos? Why were the especially fashionable in the 1980s?
Don’t get me wrong. I like pineapples. I like them a lot. I’m just curious.
Ron, you crack me up.
They’re probably buried under the fountain.
I tried zooming in some more and I still think it’s a pineapple, but since I can’t be sure, it could also be an egg.
Glad I posted a favorite of yours, Alabaster.
i went online and found a bunch of pineapple fountains, just like this one
hope this helps
Maybe it’s an artichoke.
It’s definitely something that unsuspecting birds like, that’s for sure…
Ooops. I was confused about the egg thing. I was thinking of this.
On closer inspection of your photograph — enlarging it and zooming and refining and imagining a vegetable, I see that you are completely correct. It is an artichoke.
I’m voting for a pineapple myself. Second runner up is artichoke. I think an artichoke would be really interesting in a fountain.
So…I went out into my garden this evening to pick some rosemary for White Port Gnocchi Mk II and almost crapped myself. I have a concrete pineapple sitting by the door in my garden. I don’t know when or how it appeared there and escaped my notice for so long (we’ve been living here four months now) but it is definitely out there. If I can find a camera I’ll send you a picture.
I am freaked out.
I think that’s cool, Alabaster. Don’t freak out. Since you like concrete pineapples (I admire them too), take it as a good sign. Enjoy it.
Looking forward to hearing about the White Port Gnocchi Mk II. Rosemary sounds interesting.
To be fair, all that happened in Mk II was I took the tomato out and thickened it with floury stock water. It worked, but I established that the tomato wasn’t the cause of the honeyness, it was the tarragon vinegar. I have no idea how that happened, but it did.
It’s clearly a hand grenade. Pineapple, indeed!
A hand grenade? No. It’s the wrong colour. Perhaps it is a teapot.
That’s the perfect color for an antique hand grenade. *sulking*
When we moved here (to Virginia) several years ago, we were given a pineapple shaped candy dish with an explanation of the symbolism. Apparently the pineapple is a symbol of hospitality, and means “Welcome”. So I would guess the fountain must be welcoming you to the home!
Marcia
I’m sorry David. You do remember I have colour deficient vision. I was confused.
That’s good to know, Marcia. I never realized there was meaning behind the pineapple.
I was going to mention that the posh houses in my home town sometimes have Pineapples on their gates instead of the more traditional lions and tigers and bears (okay, so nobody has bears, but that would be cool….or pears for that matter). I always thought it was a bit strange, because, how’s a pineapple going to defend your house from intruders.
But I guess some posh people are nicer than that.
And now I am no longer scared of my concrete pineapple (though I’m tempted to put it by the front door….my housemates would kill me though).
I’m glad you’re feeling better about the pineapple, Alabaster. I’ve been chuckling at the idea of a pineapple defending a house from intruders. Perhaps the spiny parts, which can be quite sharp, aid in the defense.
Bears would be cool.