A mere mannequin it may be, but there’s something amazingly melancholy.
Downright depressing even.
About this strangely unsettling scarecrow silently going about his business in solitude.
Amazingly melancholy mannequin
Photographs from a small group of islands
Alex_c says
He looks so so sad. Definitely in need of some TLC…….
andy says
He really does look melancholy lol
Well anyways he reminds me of one more thing. The thinking man with his head down and his hand on his chin. I can’t exactly explain it but it gives off the feeling he’s thinking as hard as that guy.
That was a good find.
Aysha says
It’s the most realistic scarecrow I’ve seen with those heads so far. amazing!
Lee says
Yes. I saw him from a distance at first and really wasn’t sure if it was a real person or not — especially as there was a bicycle parked nearby.
andy says
I have a question regarding his hat. Is there some place is Japan that you know of called GJ?
I’d normally assume it’s just initials however you would think they would use a different system than the roman alphebet to get an name or shortened name across. Like maybe a nickname or something of the sort. Well I usually look at whatever I see with every aspect I can which is why detail makes me even more curious : )
Lee says
There could well be Andy, but to be honest it’s probably almost impossible to buy a baseball cap here without any English on it. Unless it’s a plain, unadorned one.
andy says
I know, I visit Japan occasionally. What I don’t see often is just two characters on it in the roman alphabet that aren’t involved with a store, company, sports team etc. “GJ” just stands out too much to me. Also for it to be on a mannequin, it might be an old hat which could mean what it once stood for no longer exists. Well you answered me in that you don’t know of the place(whether it is a place or that it even exists anymore ). Thank you. I’m always told I should be a detective because my attention to detail and overwhelming curiosity. I prefer to use my enheritance traveling the world doing volunteer work for those that need it. Of coarse I’ll travel for sightseeing as well : )
Lee says
Considering the average age of most Japanese farmers (about 102), it’s hard to say what decade a lot of the clothes are from, but if the initials do (or once did) mean something, I’d hazard a guess at some low grade brand. One of those used to fill all those countless shops that nobody ever visits on the outskirts of cities and in old and dilapidated shopping centres that are specifically targeted for the older shopper.
andy says
That sounds very likely. I wish I went to Japan enough to figure that out. I normally go and visit some people. I go shopping but the places I go shopping at are trendy places so my knowledge of something to that degree was nonexistent. I’m finally satisfied now : )
Maria says
Who says he has to enjoy scaring birds away anyway?