The Scarecrow Project

 Last year, I stumbled across a rather intriguing Instagram account: 

The Scarecrow Project

There isn't much info or description on the page or its posts, but from what I gather, an individual made these amazing scarecrows and placed them in roadside fields and other rural locations. (Great Pumpkin Project-style)  The posts' dates range from January 6th 2019 to March 2nd 2020.  I haven't seen any activity since.

Some of the descriptions give dates of the placement (as far back as 2016), the location, and the date they were discovered removed or vandalized.

"Date Placed: August 7, 2016
Date Missing: August 8, 2016
Location: Busy Road, Open Space Preserve and Wetland"

When I first encountered the account, my mind immediately jumped to Mr. Jones, a 2013 horror movie featuring a reclusive scarecrow maker who sends his sculptures to seemingly random people around the country.  Many (most? all?) of the scarecrows/totems seen the film were designed and/or constructed by Pumpkinrot (he made 18 in total).  

Indeed, some of The Scarecrow Project's pieces very closely resemble those of Mr. Jones. Just compare the below Scarecrow Project scarecrow (left) with one of Rot's (right):

"Date Placed: November 2, 2018 Date Missing: December 7, 2018 Location: Walking Trail Through Wooded Area."

Polaroid of one of Mr. Jones's scarecrows (Original blogpost by Rot) (Photo by Bean)

Who is/was behind this? Did Pumpkinrot create a cheeky little side project?  Is Mr. Jones real??  The Scarecrow Project remains a mystery. But hey, who doesn't love a good mystery?

More images at @thescarecrowproject

I will also add that I love this idea, and might even contribute to #thescarecrowproject in the future...