There was a hole in his hollow plastic back from some scrape or another.
So SWMBO, as she is wont to do, set out to repair him.
She patched the rear with some duct tape, then applied a couple of coats of sealer to the entire creature.
After that came two coats of blue paint.
Finally he was ready to resume his patient watchfulness over the bird bath and the area surrounding it.
He appears to be a lighter shade of blue now and I remarked that he might give the artist a start if she looked out upon him in the brightness of a full moon.
But he seems satisfied and comfortable in his rediscovered hautiness.
And several varieties of birds quickly returned to the bath/fountain, comfortable in their knowledge that Old Blue is not a threat but a protector to them.
Life goes on.
