Passing through Hawthorne the other day I came across a large parking lot adjacent to a closed hospital. In the middle of the parking lot was an old prefab mobile home. Surrounding this structure were a few dozen concrete planters - of various size. Although the planters were filled with soil, nothing was growing aside from a few weeds. I did notice however that several of these pots had little figures in them. They seem to be miniature totems or scare crows. All were constructed with a sense of humor. While I was photographing them, the resident of the trailer happened by. "What are you doing' he asked, I replied that I was photographing the figures on sticks, "oh" he said "those are for my garden, but I didn't plant anything this year."
Here are the images I took:
Winnie the Pooh in a flowing skirt!
Meant to scare whom or what away.
This one had fallen in between 2 planters.
Pumpkin flower???
Detail.
Perhaps this is where the winter wheat was planted!
Speaking of grasses, in the middle of the barren parking lot, stood a solitary traffic cone with a grass growing out the top.
As always, all images are Copyright Peter Politanoff. May not be used for commercial purposes without expressed consent.
