He sits and thinks, that old gargoyle, homunculus, pottery sculpture. The hidden being in the garden, or up on the roof or gable. A cheeky little figure, used to add interest or even to channel rain from overflowing gutters.

Ancient symbol of fear or fun. Some are spooky others more playful. A curiosity on ancient churches.

I love the author Terry Pratchett and his playful descriptions of living gargoyles, their mouths unable to move properly so they speak like they have something getting in the way. They struggle to speak clearly. I’ve tried to find a quote to explain Pratchetts reasoning…

From wiki lspace.org:

“Consider them moving masonry with a personality. To some, gargoyles are considered “urban trolls”, because they are stone-based. Gargoyles may be very distantly related to trolls, if they are related at all. Trolls are large humanoid rocks with valuable minerals for blood vessels and neural networks. Gargoyles live well in Ankh-Morpork which is steamy and baking in summer, so their nervous system is very likely different from that of trolls (for an explanation, see trolls). Gargoyles have various, slightly monstrous shapes (just like the gargoyles you might see on really old-styled buildings), many with wings and claws, and all with a mouth that is shaped like a pipe that cannot be closed. Due to this pipe-shaped mouth, gargoyles have difficulties pronouncing consonants, and it takes some mental translation to understand their speech (see Men at Arms). Gargoyles are extremely good at sitting still for a long time and watching the goings-on, therefore excellent job candidates for stakeout Watchman or semaphore watcher (watching the signals on another semaphore tower and relaying it).”