Scarecrow Update

Back in the winter, youngest daughter Vee asked me to make a scarecrow for her yard.   I undertook that challenge with great enthusiasm, though I could not even imagine how to do that.  (But usually, if I want to do something, I can find a way.)

I got some old clothes, stuffed them with plastic grocery bags, having no straw or hay on hand.  I also figured that those would be waterproof, so at least the insides would not always we wet.   The only thing I had to buy was a small piece of fabric for the face, which I think might have cost about 50 cents.

The scarecrow was hung on the back fence in their yard, using bungee cords.  It has probably been there for six months now and it seems to be holding up remarkably well.  I didn't think to ask if it really deters the birds from eating the berries, which was the reason she asked for it.  She (the scarecrow) is really not all that intimidating.

I especially like the fact that the scarecrow's feet are firmly planted on the ground, though they are just socks, no shoes.

A happy scarecrow!

I also like her straw hat and smiley face!