Metal Man Garden Art

This lively sculpture guards the porch of a home on Santa Maria Avenue near Somerset Avenue in Castro Valley.



It's not much of a photo, but readers are invited to click on the image for a better view. On the morning the picture was taken, the metal man was holding a garden hoe.

Your Boulevardier struck up a conversation with the resident/sculptor when caught preparing to snap the photo. Fortunately, the gentleman -- an amateur welder -- was happy to talk about his creation. He said the ferrous being is entirely made from car parts: his limbs were formerly camshafts, and his face was a transmission gear cluster.