western australia

A blast from the past

@JudyEv (382014)

Rockingham, Australia

June 20, 2022 4:28am CST

I've been trying to organise my photos a bit better as I am running out of space on my computer. I'm now going through my Gnomesville file and thought I'd write about them as it's been a while since the last post that mentions them. My older friends here, as in long-term friends, will remember some of my posts about Gnomesville, near Louden in Western Australia. But some of my newer acquaintances may enjoy seeing some of the gnomes and some of the clever signs. In the upper left corner is a Crow Gnome Eater (chronometer) and beneath that a heap of look-alike lady gnomes placed there by the members of the ‘Shirley Club’. The club members are all called ‘Shirley’ and have numbers to distinguish one from another. There are now thousands of gnomes stretching for several hundred metres along one side of a country road. It’s a very tranquil place but I think it would be quite spooky at night.

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@xFiacre (14805)

• Ireland

20 Jun 22

@judyev I find gnomes to be quite creepy, especially the ones who leer lecherously. I often suspect that when no-one is looking they come alive and act mischievously, moving things around in the garden. This is why nothing is ever where you left it.

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@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

20 Jun 22

@xFiacre I never liked gnomes, same with clowns, they are creepy.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

That's why I wouldn't want to be out there after dark. There is no knowing what they might get up to.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

@LadyDuck I do remember, Anna, that you're not keen on clowns and gnomes

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

20 Jun 22

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

You're welcome.

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@Fleura (34979)

• United Kingdom

24 Jun 22

That's one place I won't be putting on my wish-list of places to visit. I did enjoy the film 'Gnomeo and Juliet' though, have you seen it?

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@Fleura (34979)

• United Kingdom

24 Jun 22

@JudyEv No, not really a gnome fan. And especially not the ones that are doing rude things. The film is fun though, and has good music (Elton John).

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jun 22

So you're not too keen on lots of gnomes?

I haven't seen the film. I'll watch out for it.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

21 Jun 22

It is indeed a nice place but why do you think it is creepy at night?

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

I suppose because there are such a lot of gnomes. There are literally thousands and in the dark with perhaps just a torch it could be a bit scary.

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@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

21 Jun 22

@JudyEv oh, I understand

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

20 Jun 22

I think gnomes are cute. All of them. I don't have any in my garden. Not sure why. I backup my photos to a portable external hard drive and I am always deleting old and duplicate photos.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

I have my photos quite nicely filed but many are huge in format. I copy them and make the copy smaller but that means I have a lot of duplicates too. So I'm trying to rationalise them a bit.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

21 Jun 22

@JudyEv I try to delete all the time. I have many duplicates as well. It is a never ending process.

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@JordanLader (7405)

• Sparta, Tennessee

20 Jun 22

I know an author that would love this place. She puts up about her gnomes all the time.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

Some love them and have lots in their gardens. There are thousands at Gnomesville now. A lot got washed away once when the little creek that runs through there flooded.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

@JordanLader It was like a disaster area. The locals got together and tidied it all up again.

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@JordanLader (7405)

• Sparta, Tennessee

20 Jun 22

@JudyEv Aw! That's kind of sad

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

20 Jun 22

It looks nice. I can`t remember all your posts but it is nice to see them again

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

With luck. those who had seen them before will have forgotten about them.

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

20 Jun 22

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@FourWalls (86652)

• United States

20 Jun 22

Oh, that’s adorable. We have a putter we nicknamed “Gnome” because he’s short (5’4”), so anything gnome-y reminds me of him in addition to being so cute on their own!

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

There are gnomes here from all over the world or at least the people who put them there are from all over the world.

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@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

20 Jun 22

I remember that you wrote about Gnomesville. I love the Crow Gnome Eater, lovely and I do not like gnomes!

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@LadyDuck (502379)

• Italy

20 Jun 22

@JudyEv I know that for a while here in Switzerland the gnomes disappeared from the gardens. I do not know if this stopped.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

I know you weren't keen on gnomes but I'm glad you could appreciate the Crow Gnome Eater.

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@RasmaSandra (97991)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

21 Jun 22

Most likely it would be spooky at night with all those gnomes everywhere.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

That's what I'm thinking. Definitely a fair-weather, day-time destination.

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@Marilynda1225 (91069)

• United States

20 Jun 22

I fondly remember your posts about Gnomesville. Wow that's a lot of gnomes along that highway. I like gnomes but the happier looking ones.

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@Marilynda1225 (91069)

• United States

21 Jun 22

@JudyEv I imagine it would be a bit of a surprise for someones "first time" at gnomeville

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

Some are a bit 'in y our face'. We like to take visitors there without telling them much about it. It's funny to see the look on their faces.

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@FayeHazel (40230)

• United States

20 Jun 22

Oh wow! Hey, have you thought on getting an external hard drive? I got one of those for my music collection. Works nicely. Have come down a lot in price since they first came out. I spent around $40 and got 32 GB. That's awesome though about the Gnomesville I love the creativity

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

I've got that now but I'm still sorting out photos. It seems silly to have two of lots of things.

@Kandae11 (57233)

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21 Jun 22

Imagine meeting them on a country road on a moonlit night.....

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

Exactly. I think I'd be watching my back.

@Sojourn (13833)

• India

20 Jun 22

How funny that all are called Shirley and are identified by their number. It would be a fun place to be with children.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

It's a world-wide organisation I think. I'll write about it once I find out more about it.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

20 Jun 22

My goodness I never knew there were so many gnome types.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

They seem to have all sorts of gnomes now representing a great number of professions/hobbies/whatever.

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@Juliaacv (56199)

• Canada

20 Jun 22

Gnomes are strange looking little fellas. I do like the crow eating one though, it seems fitting.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

There are lots of puns on the word 'gnome'. Some are very clever.

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@wolfgirl569 (135690)

• Marion, Ohio

20 Jun 22

I would love to visit that.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jun 22

A lot of people do visit it. I don't we've ever been there and been the only ones.

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@LindaOHio (222310)

• United States

20 Jun 22

I think gnomes are cool. We have a Travelocity Gnome on the hearth. Thanks for sharing the story and pix.

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@JudyEv (382014)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jun 22

Quite a few people here have gnomes in their gardens.

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