You're right about anyone except myself seeing it. It sits back from the street and you have to come down the driveway to even see the shop. I didn't ground it, Grim. Thought about it but didn't. About 15 feet away , attached to the house, is a taller t-v antenna. It'll probably get whacked first.

plus now that I thought about it, how many ppl would actually see it..

Did you ground the little shed, in case of lightning?

I was thinking about shining him all up again but it wouldn't have lasted very long.

that's really great, goodgrief! I think weathervanes like these bring a lot of character to the home.

Looks great. Leave it with the natural Patina.

Awesome!

But a little paint wouldn't kill that cock

Here's a close-up after painting.