Rusty Truck and Man(nequin)

Rural humor is something not only appreciated but also expected in the south. Today, we cheated a little bit and headed just west of Guilford County. A stone's throw from Greensboro, Davidson County is full of humorous displays like this one, especially during barbecue festival time. The mannequin in the rusty truck above resides down the road from the Kiwanis Club Kiddie Kamp off Ridge Road. The vehicle sits at the edge of the road guarding the owner's property. At first we were embarrassed to be caught taking a picture of this old truck until we realized the joke was on us as the man inside was not real! 

Doesn't this muscular blond driver look like one of the main characters in a Margaret Maron, Jan Karon, or Lee Smith book? These fabulous North Carolina authors couldn't have envisioned a better leading man! Perhaps he is driving around in pursuit of the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative women featured April 1st on this blog! On the weekends, we like to grab the camera, abandon the GPS system, and just drive. We get some of our best photos that way. Try it! 

               

Comments

[June]

The mannequin guy is right out of the 50's...and perfect match with the truck.
All needs is a pack of cigarettes rolled up in the short sleeve of that tee shirt. Fun photo. June

[Bill B.]

The sheriff's department here used to do the same thing at the airport. The mannequin was dressed in uniform w/hat and sitting in the front seat of a sheriff's cruiser. They placed it in a busy section of the airport where they wanted people to slow down. It became a famous place for students to take a picture. 10 or 15 of them would be draped over the car. The pictures were hysterical. The car was, regrettably, removed.

[cieldequimper]

I love this! He looks a bit ghostly ;-)

[Snapshutter]

Interesting shot. Almost a bit spooky.

[Catherine]

Glad to meet you too !
I think the hand-made seat bell is comensurate to that truck !
And what a look ! You just have to look-down when looking at him : )
Keep just driving, you find so original subject that way.
Have a nice Sunday.

[People with Cameras]

I love it!

[ugg store]

Storms make trees take deeper roots.Your post moved me.