Thirty five years ago this month I explored the gardens at 3468 Brookside for the first time. After the April 1980 closing I couldn’t wait to see what was growing at our new home. There were no creatures in the garden then, either stone or flesh, but I found crocus and hints of peony and phlox, and I could hardly wait for the ground to dry out so I could uncover them. I still feel the same every year.
We’ve dug and planted a lot since then, and we’ve added quite a few creatures to watch over our home and gardens. 
They’re an eclectic bunch, some classical, some natural, and some frankly pagan. One or two are kind of fierce.
Although they’ll be sheltered and hidden by leaves and flowers soon, this morning all my garden creatures are naked and exposed, watching me watch them..
I love your stone creatures, classical and pagan. I still have the two dog statues you gave me but one of them is currently invisible inside a thick holly bush.