What else would you do with a giant terracotta pot than rest it on a tall plinth and guard it with a hedge either side? At least it is a reasonable deterrent to anyone who might want to walk off with it.
This is from a quick sketch done at the weekend. The weather forecast was terrible. The day started with rain and we drove through unbelievable floods on the way. By the time we arrived the rain stopped. The sun came out. For a little while. We actually sat outside under blue skies. For a few minutes.
Cliveden is now a National Trust property, but was once a home to a Duke of Sutherland. Later it was purchased by one of America’s richest men, William Waldorf Astor, who passed the estate to his son Waldorf, upon his marriage to Nancy Langhorne. Nancy became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons.
Graham Findlay Watercolours 
The pot is probably too heavy for anyone to run off with it. There is someone here in our condo community who has two huge concrete dog statues in his tiny front garden. If he ever moves, he’ll need guys with a truck and a crane to pick these statues up!
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