And then we bought a whale

We headed to the Cape for Labor Day weekend and came back with a new acquisition for our home - a copper whale.

On the one hand, who buys a 3-foot, 3-dimensional copper whale and then hangs it from a ceiling in their house? It's kind of a strange acquisition.

On the other hand, who hasn't walked into a store, seen an item, and thought, "I can't leave the store without it!" That's how it was with the whale. It (he?) called our names. B didn't need much convincing for that purchase.

The whale has two circles about a foot apart on his back for hanging. He was hanging by some clear plastic string from a hook on the wall. The woman at the store recommended that we not hang him directly against the wall because he is three dimensional. He's only about an inch and a half wide, but he still can't lie flat against the wall.

We had a few ideas for hanging him and headed to Lowe's to buy the hardware. We decided to hang him from hooks in the ceiling and as decorative a chain as we could find. "Decorative" is maybe too generous of a word, but it looks fine enough.

When we bought him, we figured we'd hang him above our bed because we don't have anything on that wall. That's where he hangs now, but I'm not convinced that it's the best place. We might need to install a couple more ceiling hooks and try him out in the living room.

What this post really needs is a picture. I'll get to it, as soon as we decide where his permanent home will be. Until then, we're still trying to come up with a name for him. If you have any ideas, send them along.