It possibly looks like this young child has some admiration for this quite decorative turn-of-the-century fire hydrant in his parents' front yard. Vintage styles like this one are now earnestly sought by and craved by fire hydrant collectors across the US.

Like other types of American memorabilia (aka "street furniture") these items are attacting new collectors every day as they rapidly disappear from the roadsides of America. Just like insulators, open-wire lines and so forth. Please refer to: http://www.firehydrant.org ...if you have any interest in the history of fire hydrants and their related memorabilia.