We moved the monk to a new location.
It seems like a position of honor and quite by accident I discovered that it is just that.
In the morning, if the sun is shining and it usually is, a beam of light is reflected from my window directly to the monk.
And in the late afternoon he seems to have an unearthly light coming from the setting sun.
Now he (or she) looks like a monk to me.
I bought him, or her, years ago when we were living in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
A tag said it was a "mono".
Now the nearest translation from that Spanish word to English comes out as "monkey"!
Now he, or she, is definitely not a monkey but it just occurred to me that the first four letters of that spell "monk".
Which he, or she, looks like, wrapped in that robe with only the face showing.
Incidentally, SWMBO has insisted on keeping he, or she, outside and the elements have had an effect on that face.
From time to time I have suggested touching he, or she, up a bit but SWMBO says she prefers the aging process the weather is providing.
Which doesn't provide a solution to the mystery of the name.
But I've always called it "the monk" and I guess I'll continue with that.
If y'all have any better ideas, the comment section below is wide open.
I always welcome a meeting of the minds.
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