Gnomes, in England at least, generally wear red (phrygian) caps. As Brian or Graham would probably say it is a little gnome fact!
Some claim the red cap is because of their connection to nature and earth, whilst others believe it is a symbol of their pride and rebellious nature following the vegetable patch riots of 465 AD. All I know it makes them easy to spot in a Californian forest.
The theme for July squares is ‘‘Simply Red‘ and whether you gnome square daily for the rest of the month, weekly or just the once, your main photograph must be square.
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So many good puns!!
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gnome sweet gnome for puns!
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Gnomes are always fun to see! Here’s my entry for today: https://wp.me/p3RE1e-m25
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they are 😀
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I’ve always thought the red hats look like the very poisonous red capped amanita mushrooms found in California Forrest. Love all the puns. I’ll take the punishment.
https://lightwords.blog/2025/07/18/simply-redwood-seats-and-wine/
not to much red today
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ah maybe it’s a clever way then to avoid being eaten by bears!
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Your gnomes are so sweet!
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there were some scarier ones further on!
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Yikes!!
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I confess, I would say that! Good to see that gnomes are popular in California. The was a gnome reserve near where I grew up in Devon. That closed, but the colony relocated to a garden center not too far away. Here’s my square today: https://grahamsisland.com/2025/07/18/tail-light/
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Hee hee, glad I got that right!
I love how they have reserves around the world 🌎
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There’s Gnome World here in Cornwall. And gno I haven’t been.
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Gnome expedition beckons!
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Hanging out with my gnomies. “OM..”
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Hahaha 😆
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Gnomes are so very cute. Don’t tell them I said that, they get a bit grumpy.
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ah that might explain why the ones round the next corner were looking grumpy!
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Fun puns to accompany a fun image! I never thought to wonder why their caps are always red 🤔
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neither had I until I was reading up their history!
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Cute. Yoga gnomes. 😉
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Sorry. Wrong link.
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no worries, easy to do when copying links everywhere
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adorable aren’t they 🙂
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Oh I love this, Becky. What a hoot! More vintage eles from me: https://tishfarrell.com/2025/07/18/the-nairobi-elephant-orphans/
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they are part of a whole colony in the middle of some woods in the Serra Nevada – and the colony keeps growing!
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You mean to tell there are more…
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hundreds!
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