This is a random photo taken in a random yard in a random town along a random highway somewhere between suburbia and Roundrock. (Or maybe it isn't.) Believe it or not, this is the second lawn dragon I have seen in my rambles about west central Missouri. I neglected to take a photo of the first, and now, though I've made several attempts, I haven't been able to find it again. Anyway, someday I'd like to have a statue like this rising from the lake in my woods. I don't suppose it would be a dragon but rather a sea serpent. And I'm not sure I like the looks of the one in the photo so much. It relies too much on paint to give it definition. I think I'd like something with a more open frame, perhaps something welded. That would look nice. Maybe with red glass eyes that would catch the light. Perhaps I should take up welding. (I'll bet Good Neighbor Brian has all of the tools.) I've seen some sculptures made from car bumpers, like this horse, but that seems a bit massive for my taste. And placement would be problematic. Not only would such a heavy sculpture need a solid base on which to rest, but I'd have to get it out in the lake somehow. I foresee a crane in my future. And then there's the problem with the fluctuating level of the lake. I could set the undulating statue parts to look best when the lake is at full pool, but for most of the year, it would have its bases exposed. Or I could set it lower to correct for this, but then when the lake is full, much of it would be underwater. Dragons and sea serpents are not easy beasts to manage. Missouri calendar:

• American goldfinches begin molting into bright breeding plumage.

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