Australia, Gnomesville

Again George has been out and about in Western Australia. This time he has visited Gnomesville.

George likes gnomes. Probably because of the similar size. Gnomesville is outside a small town called Dardanup in the South West region.

So, where did it all start? One story is that a group of Dardanup school children declared the intersection a hazard. While the council began constructing a roundabout to fix the problem, a single gnome was placed in close proximity by a local, as a quiet protest to the project going ahead. Soon after, other gnomes also rallied in objection and a community was borne.

Name them, pose them, leave a message or a pun. The latter seems popular: "Gnome news is good new", "Gnoman Empire" and "Gnome sweet gnome".

A story was told in the days of old of a village in the bush. On the side of a hill, with a creek running through and a bridge to join the two. A Gnome I once knew, told of a family or two who lived in this faraway place. They doubled and doubled and doubled until they called it Gnomesville. Fisher Family

There are gnomes as far as you can see. Deep in the forrest.

And right next to the creek.