Roadside Rescue of a Fountain--My Curby Find

I just want to say hello to all the new ladies 
that have come by my home

and are my new friends and have left me sweet notes--
y'all encourage and bless me so much!

I am s--l--o--w--l--y coming by to visit each of you

and say "hi" to you, too!

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On to my story about my curby find.

What is a curby?

(Here's my definition):

It is an abandoned, neglected, unwanted, discarded item,

that used to be treasured by the owner of the home's curb 

on which the item has been placed.

It becomes a curby find, when the finder, a passerby, retrieves the item

and makes it useful once again.

Once again, while taking Miss S to her piano lesson,

I spied a pile of stuff, there is no nicer better word for it,

and I just had to stop and dig through the pile.

My daughters are used to me slowing down when "stuff" 

on someone's curb is spotted,

However, they know what this means.

This means 

I will embarrass them by getting out of the car to inspect someone else's trash.

If I want some one else's trash, 

this also means that

they will have to also get out of the car and help me put this trash in the car.

This also means 

that the back seats go down so that the find will be able come with us,

which usually has them both either squished together in the front seat,
or in the back holding onto this new treasure

so it doesn't fly out of the car.

This find, however, fit nicely in the back of the CR-V.

Here it is--

The reason the previous owners had thrown it out?

A crack in the bottom, where the water leaked out.

Professional Description of the Solution

to the Problem: 

1. Clean the area with rubbing alcohol,

so the Sealant will stick.

2. Squirt some Silicone Sealant down in there.

3. Spread Sealant around with a spoon, and let dry.

Add water (and a few drops of blue food coloring) to previously discarded item,
and enjoy your new-to-you treasure!

This fountain is wonderful to have on our deck
because our backyard, although it is a mini-forest,
the trees still don't conceal all the traffic noise
from the road behind our fence.

The trickling sounds from our find does.

We now enjoy using our deck!

Now, girls, when you see "stuff" on the curb,
you'd better go dig through it, if you dare,
you never know what you'll find!