Down by the Stream

Next door to the deer family, the homeowner has created a bucolic still life.  He has dammed a small stream that flows through his property, planted flowers, and installed a bench and a statue.

Down by the stream 2012

Mt Cavalry Rd 

Closer view of statue

The statue is a seated boy who is presumably fishing.  He is carefully painted with black skin, pink lips, white eyes and a red-and-white outfit... a perfect caricature loaded with meaning from a time long past.  There is no fishing pole.

I assume that the homeowner enjoys looking out over his property, including the still life gracing his front yard.  I imagine that he may occasionally come down from his house to sit on the bench and ponder the natural beauty around him, sharing a pleasant hour with his sculpture.

Or... perhaps not. Perhaps this display is meant to impart a different message, something for those passing by to understand... that not everyone is welcome.