three wise gnomes and another minor tragedy.
the last time we set off for a gnome maintenance trip he suffered an injury. we were prepared this time, long sleeve shirt, pants and darth vader gloves.
that spot just above her head was our destination. hans der gnome is over there but he no longer glows through the night and is not visible during the day.
it is a real climb up the other side.
we huffed and puffed our way up.
I found the solar light needed a repair and gnomes were all sun bleached.
we took a moment to catch our breath and look back to where we had come from.
a brief announcement was made
I applied a fresh coat of orange.
he worked on the manger. it is the christmas season.
this was a triumph, making a note here, huge success. we had a beverage with our gnome friends.
three wise gnomes nativity set in place and I mcgyvered the solar spot back into working order by combining parts from two different lights. also bumped it's two 600 mah nimh batteries to newer 1200 mah ones.
#1 son slid down the ravine and landed at the bottom on the return trip.
neosporin and ice cream fixed him up good.
now we clearly see hans and his nativity gnomes. I didn't stay till after sunset to see the glow, but I got word that he was ON! I'll get pics for next weeks blog entry of his night time illumination.