Beginner Gardening: Plans For a Darkly Gothic Garden, 1 by zhinu

zhinu wrote:
Breezymeadow - I hadn't thought of that. I'll see what pops up on Ebay the next couple of months and maybe I'll find a really cool Christmas present for my brother.

Badseed - I would have kept it without wings. It's one of the things I love about them, new they look cool one way, damaged they look cool in a different way.

Did you know that what we think of as gargoyles aren't officially gargoyles? Technically a Gargoyle is a shaped waterspout, the name comes from the sound the water makes when pouring through the opening. Even the official shapes aren't necessarily what we think of as a gargoyle. They can be along the lines of the modern gargoyle, but often are comic people, or even animals.

Here is a picture of an official gargoyle, from Chartes Cathedral in France. The slot at the top is where the water runs down and there is a hole in the top of the head through the mouth. I have a whole lot more pictures of gargoyles if people are interested.