Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Nature's Mystery

 

 © Stan Banos- Nature/Paranormal Photographer


Perhaps this is indirectly a result of the rainy holiday's binge watching of this former Navy Seal's plethora of youtube videos on: strange appearances, disappearances and other strange occurrences and unexplained phenomena. Economical entertainment at its most... convenient.

Now, I've seen plenty of mice and rats of all sizes, dead and alive, in NY, SF, maybe even one or two in Europe; in subways, grocery stores, restaurants, alley ways, whatever... Seen my fair share of road kill too (even have a rather good photobook on just that)! But I ain't ever seen a rat that seemed to dive off a sidewalk curb in a perfectly vertical, head first descent into a most decidedly dead end hole that left said critter's butt kissing skyward- little pink feet all up and tail askew as if the perfectly sized divot to plug a not so perfectly leaking dike. Or... as if it descended from such great height, at such great speed- that it actually cratered the street itself!

Granted, as highly unlikely as either scenario most indubitably is- I just can't imagine that it poked its way in of its own volition, and couldn't back track his rat's ass out... Poor guy, not a good way to go.

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