Who wants to commission a beaver for the Hartford riverfront? I think it should be facing East Hartford, in some kind of long distance beaver staring contest.
I was riding back down through Hartford this afternoon on my trip home, and after crossing the bridge, I opted for a pleasant roll along the water in East River Park.
It seems beaver don't have a very good sense of scale. I've seen evidence of this before, when one started working on a four foot diameter tree near my house a few years back. Well, now it appears those industrious mammals are trying to dam the Connecticut river, with a lot of trees along the bank showing evidence of their work. I've heard of biting off more than you can chew (aww, ouch, bad pun), but this is ridiculous. Then again, it could be this beaver, in which case you'd better check your flood insurance.
"What big eyes you have..."
10 Comments -
watch out for beaver fever
November 9, 2009 at 9:41 AM
Don't make flood insurance jokes in Hartford. It's very serious matter!
November 9, 2009 at 10:29 AM
But, yeah, I'm pretty puzzled by those trees they've taken down over there.
November 9, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I must say, that is one enormous beaver.
Who wants to commission a beaver for the Hartford riverfront? I think it should be facing East Hartford, in some kind of long distance beaver staring contest.
November 9, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Or maybe the beavers would fall in love.
November 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Okay, or that.
Enormous menacing beavers are way better than a cow parade.
November 9, 2009 at 2:53 PM
How about an actual parade? We could combine Beaverfest with the Hooker Day parade for maximum fun and double entendre potential.
November 10, 2009 at 1:24 PM
do you think people ever have rage against the machine homages and let the bulls go on parade?
November 10, 2009 at 2:29 PM
I see plenty of beaver on parade around Laurel & Farmington already. Just saying.
November 10, 2009 at 4:37 PM
you nasty!
November 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM