gp: March 15, 2010
It wasn't supposed to be this quick!
Absolute carnage at the hands of Mother nature has dominated the past 3 days at the Great Gnome-out, and from it, we have our last two on the ice!
In the last 24 hours, huge amounts of ice has melted under the onslaught of weather staying about freezing at night, 40-50's F during the day, extensive rain, and huge amounts of water moving through the Grizwald Pond.
Currently the free-floating ice island is only about 20' in diameter - at least a three times loss in size in a 24 hour period.
It wasn't supposed to be this quick!
Absolute carnage at the hands of Mother nature has dominated the past 3 days at the Great Gnome-out, and from it, we have our last two on the ice!
In the last 24 hours, huge amounts of ice has melted under the onslaught of weather staying about freezing at night, 40-50's F during the day, extensive rain, and huge amounts of water moving through the Grizwald Pond.
Currently the free-floating ice island is only about 20' in diameter - at least a three times loss in size in a 24 hour period. "Doesn't usually go that fast", said hostess Annette Grizwald. "It's early too - mid-March. Wacky weather".
Speaking of loss -
Many of the Gnomes and Garden creatures are currently unaccounted for. Sitting (or lying)
solidly on ice yesterday, Sir Humphrey, Ribbit, Jakemily Emiljaky, Snail and Grummpy Chato are now all gone to the rushing waters. Ptthbshurtmmmm was found unresponsive on the pond's shore.
With that group missing, Buzz Flyboy in the hands of Terrorists, and Gnub gone missing earlier, who's still there?
Surprise! The small guys are finishing last! Despite disappearing for great lengths of time under snow and ice, and in one case, being declared lost, small has pulled through.
Speaking of loss -
Many of the Gnomes and Garden creatures are currently unaccounted for. Sitting (or lying)
solidly on ice yesterday, Sir Humphrey, Ribbit, Jakemily Emiljaky, Snail and Grummpy Chato are now all gone to the rushing waters. Ptthbshurtmmmm was found unresponsive on the pond's shore.With that group missing, Buzz Flyboy in the hands of Terrorists, and Gnub gone missing earlier, who's still there?
Surprise! The small guys are finishing last! Despite disappearing for great lengths of time under snow and ice, and in one case, being declared lost, small has pulled through.
Ganeppy has reunited with his Ducky (who floats anyway) and both are in a puddle in the middle of the last ice.
Zweibell and his riding companion Duckysnowman have definitely reappeared, and have a commanding location on solid ice. The game, now international in flavor as Puerto Rico takes on Germany, is still on!
Gerald Putzny for Gnome Press International.
Oh the drama is getting too much !!!!!
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