Gnome News is Good News
In the last several months, the mid-North Carolina city of Durham has experienced a curious phenomenon. Pedestrians and motorists alike are stopping in their tracks, craning their necks, and remarking...
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Alastair Lazy Legs
Our first gnome sighting! We dub thee Alastair Lazy Legs. This gnome was the inspiration of the blog, as it was spotted from the office of two of our blog authors. Alastair Lazy Legs is sporting a...
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Bartleby Green Thumb
Gnome gnumber two - Bartleby Green Thumb - makes his first appearance on DurhamGnomes.com. Yes, you are seeing this correctly, Bartleby is holding a watering can. Is he making some sort of political...
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Corcoran Candypants
Like a teenage girl at a slumber party, this rumor-loving gnome just can’t be brought down. Glancing coyly over his right shoulder, CorcoranCandypants giddily anticipates the next juicy morsel of...
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Bye Bye Bartleby
It looks as though Bartleby went off to find greener pastures. I suppose we should now reveal where Bartleby previously called his home.There he is, peering over the edge of the lower building.Just a...
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An anonymous tip
We received an anonymous email (seriously) with a photo and some news. Bartleby is safe! We even hear rumors he is contemplating joining the Durham Police Force. Not surprising really, considering he...
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Meet Devyn Dazzling Drawers!
For the last week, Devyn Dazzling Drawers has grown increasingly impatient awaiting his DurhamGnomes debut. “What’s all the fuss about Bartleby?” he was quoted as saying. “He goes arsing around for a...
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Errigal Baby Face
There's so much to say about Errigal - where do we start? His name isas good a place as any. As is the custom with gnomes in the Donegalregion of the Republic of Ireland, Errigal was not given his full...
View ArticleExplosion of Gnomes
It's been a long while since we have posted, but with the recent explosion in the local gnome population, we figured we needed to get on the ball and post. First off, a big thanks to everyone who has...
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Finnegan Farnsworth III
Finnegan always seems to be in the heart of the action. Some would even claim that the action only exists, because Finnegan made it so. Where Finnegan goes, action follows. These days he is usually...
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Gerhardekimbrell Snow
Gerhardekimbrell Snow likes to watch, but not be seen. Perhaps it is not polite to speculate, but part of the shyness may be because of his uneasiness with his gender. He preps for his day every...
View ArticleThanks for the emails and comments
Just a quick shout-out to all of you who have been leaving comments on the blog, and emailing us with gnome sightings. Great to see so many other Durhamites enjoying the gnome phenomena!
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Heinrich von Moneybottoms
Perched high above Durham's downtown, Heinrich von Moneybottoms represents the last of Durham's original building-dwelling gnomes. He unobtrusively made his first appearance nearly one year ago and has...
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An Introduction to Ingmar the Impatient
It’s only June, and Ingmar can already be heard asking “Is it Christmas yet?” As his friends and family can attest, Ingmar has never been a patient gnome.“I recall one time,” his mother begins, “when...
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Durham Mourns
As I'm sure many of you have heard or seen by now, several of our beloved gnome friends have vanished. Theories regarding their disappearance are bountiful and varied: Some say they have been...
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Jorgen Jorgenson
Jorgen carries the light when the dark night has crept in. He looks after gnomes and humans alike, as they speed down the highway like arrows eagerly seeking their target – be it a department store...
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Klaus "The Blue Phoenix" Klemenson
"But Mommy," you ask, "why does this gnome look different from all of the other gnomes?" Because this gnome is special. Very, very special. Klaus "The Blue Phoenix" Klemenson was reborn out of the...
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