Christiern Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Yesterday, I took my camera across the street into Central Park. We have a very nice lake and people were sunbathing, but the oddest sight was this: What are these things? It looks like little people enjoying the lake view. At first I thought they were tree stumps, but the shape is all wrong for that--anyone have an idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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neveronfriday Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Yesterday, I took my camera across the street into Central Park. We have a very nice lake and people were sunbathing, but the oddest sight was this: What are these things? It looks like little people enjoying the lake view. At first I thought they were tree stumps, but the shape is all wrong for that--anyone have an idea? It's George Bush. He's beginning to haunt you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Lots of nasty retorts suppressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Lots of nasty retorts suppressed. Yep. George does that to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 I'm thinking they're tree stumps. You see them looking like that around water's edge, at least down here you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted May 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Whew! So at least they are not undocumented turds! Tree stumps? That's what I thought, but the shape, with that rounded top, seems to belie it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 Does the water level of the lake often rise to or over where these stumps are? Because water "erosion" will round 'em off like that. You see it all the time on the shores and banks of lakes and rivers around here, where spring rains often cause water leves to rise and then fall back to normal several times per season. Over the years, they get rounded off like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Looks like a cross between bigfoot and a meerkat to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Good point, Jim, but I think the little lake pretty much remains the same--I'll snap a close-up today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Chris, I'm sure that lake is part of a storm water detention system, so it would rise and fall with the seasons and rainfall. That said, they could be old dock pilings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Chris, in his younger years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 but the oddest sight was this: Somehow I have a hard time believeing that the "oddest sight" one will see around a Central Park water hole is a couple of rotted tree stumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Some varieties of trees, like cypress, have "knees", which are protrusions from the root system above water level. See the first footnote at http://www.uga.edu/srel/cypress.htm I bet it's something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Some varieties of trees, like cypress, have "knees", which are protrusions from the root system above water level. See the first footnote at http://www.uga.edu/srel/cypress.htm I bet it's something like that. I think you win the prize! Cypress Trees: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 (edited) Hmmmmm...take a look at this page: Central Park's Harlem Meer and this: Virtual Tour of Harlem Meer With the map, Chris can pinpoint the place where he found them. Tell us Sherlock! Edited May 7, 2006 by marcello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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