Many stores have taken to employing gnomes as a deterrent to shop lifters. To a casual browser who has no ill intent, the gnome’s expression seems friendly and appealing, but a more particular look ought to deter any potential miscreant who knows what’s good for them.
Don’t believe me? I’ll adopt an attitude of air sneck and leave you to browse the other pictures in peace.
Shared for HeyJude’s Colour2021 Challenge.
Susan Rushton 
A good variety
Thanks, Derrick.