How about this. That picture of elk crossing the Trans-Canada highway has produced another comment from the other side of the world. In case it has slipped too far down screen for you to spot, here again is the picture that Beryl emailed me a couple of months ago.
First of all Lonnie posted a comment to say, sorry, this is a fake photo (or words to that effect as you can see here). I was a little disappointed but – pending further information from Beryl – in no position to argue. Photoshopping elk into an otherwise bland motorway scene seems an odd way to spend your time but people do much stranger things (while we are at it, perhaps we could have some dinosaurs roaming Princes Street in Edinburgh).
But then last week I opened my blog to find another intriguing comment from Steve Sprengl who says, nope, no question, it’s definitely real (as you can see here). Apparently Steve had an argument with his dad who came back with clinching evidence from a neighbour who often travelled on this stretch of the highway and has seen the elk with his own eyes.
I love the serendipity of this discussion. On impulse I posted a picture from my cousin Beryl because I was intrigued and cheered by a quirky illustration of a true (and undisputed) story of safe crossings for wandering wildlife. I am now equally intrigued by the chance Googling that seems to cause wandering humans to stumble across my blog. What question did they key into the search engine to end up here?
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