Gnome In the Back Garden

When the black eyed susans are blooming, he is hard to see, but the gnome is always always there, guarding his domain. Although he has a friendly expression, I am never sure about him. How does he feel when someone cuts the flowers and takes them inside to put in a vase? Is he bored in the winter when the flowers have died back? Do the birds harass him or call him names? The gnome in the garden is not telling.