Some people love to decorate their gardens with gnomes and, if you have a soft spot for these little people and are travelling in the south of Western Australia, then a visit to Gnomesville is a must.
Sitting in the bush is an enormous, hilarious collection of every type of garden gnome imaginable.
There are more than a thousand, many of which have appeared miraculously overnight.
Others are clearly donations from individuals or clubs and societies.
There's even a gnome from New Zealand giving a clear message the donor is not prepared to let a certain cricket underarm bowling incident be laid to rest.
All ages would enjoy a visit; it's free and has no opening and closing times.
Just wander through the bush, where there's a surprise round every corner.
It all began, some years ago, during the construction of a new roundabout.
The cost, in particular, upset some members of the local community, so someone placed a gnome on the roundabout to oversee the project.
More gnomes turned up in support and by the time the roundabout was finished, quite a group had assembled, now with nothing to oversee.
Word got round and when more gnomes arrived to keep them company, they felt they should move to a safer spot in the bush to one side, and thus, Gnomesville was born.
As more and more gnomes and statues moved in, they spread out through the surrounding bush.
Some gnomes obviously enjoy being part of a crowd, while others prefer their own company sitting in solitary splendour on logs with only the bush for company.
As we wandered through, we marvelled at the ingenuity and variety of the gnomes.
Many have little messages, a poem or a note saying who had added these little people to the town.
Some signs really made us laugh, particularly the plays on the word "gnome" including the pop group "The Rolling Gnomes", the TV soap "Gnome and Away"; "Gnomeo, Gnomeo, wherefore art thou Gnomeo" for those into Shakespeare, and for the wine buff, "Cabernet-Savignome".
Several gnomes have also settled there from overseas, often with a message in their native tongue or carrying their country's flag.
One gnome is standing beside the Greek "Parthegnome".
And New Zealand's contribution? There's a little gnome, arm raised with a ball in his hand and with a sign saying, "Kiwis Showing Aussies how to throw overarm since 1981. Krys Kenz." - Sara Keen
