‘Happiness is Blooming Wonderful’

As I looked out into the garden on this rather dreich evening, my eye was caught by this. 

It was given to us by my son when we moved here 14 years ago and was made by a friend of his who had taken up an apprenticeship as a monumental sculptor and engraver. 

In the intervening years, the stone has weathered a bit and I think that this, together with the rain this evening, adds to its charm.