Is this a welcome sign?

Cruised out on an overcast morning, on a three quarter hour route, away from the beaches, and along the main road east on the ridge. Through the neighbouring Algies Bay, I found myself confronted with the above image at the gateway to someone's home.

I wasn't sure how to take this. Seriously, or not? Are these portraits of the householders? Talismanic charms to ward off unwanted intruders? A statement of origin? Or nothing more than a novel way to do something with a large stump after cutting down (or severely back) a pohutukawa? [At the bottom of the picture, can be seen the new growth from the lower parts of the stump.]

Further along on my run I captured a tractor for sale next to a loading race of rather newer vintage that the one in my blip of a week ago. Also at the corner where I turn to return to the local shop for the newspaper, were the tyre marks from somebody(ies) doing a burnout over night. Neither image was captivating.

The rest of the day has been spent by the amazingly resourceful S helping her mother (now 90 and frail) as she had yet another of her weak spells, while I tried sorting out what we can dispose of before the builders lift, shift and repair the house, starting in two or three weeks. This evening I did take quite a nice shot of Kawau Bay looking northwards from the cliff edge of our property. Still felt that the Queen and Love beat all others.