West Side (of the Batsto River bank by the railroad trestle) Story

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With a few free hours Monday afternoon, I walked east on the railroad tracks to the trestle over the Batsto River. Once there, I walked along the west bank of the Batsto.


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Looking across the Batsto to the east bank.


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From this angle, it's almost as if there is a vague sort of symmetry in the trees.


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A view from ground level.


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Some right-leaning trees among their straighter brethren.


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I found a large wooden plank between two trees. The other objects, from bottom left to top right: Another wooden plank, but this one mostly buried in the bank; a wooden block, about a foot or so square; what looked like a piece of piling embedded into the side of the bank; what I first thought was a metal part but turned out to be a flower pot; a broken vase.


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The Batsto making a bend to the northeast.


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A long view across the water.


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A mushroom quintet.


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A closeup of one of the mushroom caps. (Is it just me, or can anybody else make out something resembling the name "Dave" on the mushroom, with an oversized "A"?)
 

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This was the "Dave" I saw on the mushroom cap:

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I know virtually nothing about mycology, but with that distinctive cap, I wondered if this could perhaps be an Osbornae superus? (Look up Bob Einstein for more information.)
 
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That vase looks old, no?

When first seeing it, I thought it was probably plastic, though that may well have been a mistake. When taking a closer look at the picture, I did notice this at the bottom:

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Does anyone have an idea about a particular kind of 101 fluid ounce bottle/vase/flask that this could be?


Pareidolia? Well at least you're not saying I'm just dreaming that Dave thing up! :)

I certainly didn't dream up Super Dave Osborne, though. Balloon Ball!

 
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