Strange morning for me today. Had a rough time with getting the kids on the bus, causing me to get out of my normal daily shower and shave routine. Had a coffee appointment at 8:00 to get to, so I skipped the shower and headed out the door. Soon after leaving the house, the chain on my bike started acting up, and a few minutes later just as I was passing by the Garrison Park playground it snapped in two. Grumpily I dismounted, only to find myself in a front row seat to a bizarre scene.
A beaver was loose in Garrison park.
What? A beaver?
3 grown men were running around in circles with a cardboard box and a blanket. Standing doubled over on the sidewalk was a woman howling in laughter at the fiasco playing out in front of her.
One of the men threw the blanket over the scared little fella. To his surprise, the beaver panicked and literally climbed/ran up the man's leg across his chest and leaped off of his shoulder launching 6 ft in the air seizing momentary freedom. The female observer squealed and clapped her hands with delight. I was now late to my coffee, and now would have to walk there pushing my broken bike.
So I had to go. But with so many questions left unanswered. Why was the beaver in the park? Why are the men chasing the beaver? Is the woman with them? Is she laughing with them, or at them. What will the box do if they happen to get a beaver in it?
Sometimes unanswered questions are the most fun!
