Real or Fake???

So...what do you think? Is it real or is it fake?



We are talking about that tall pine tree.

Looks good - but actually it is a Bell Canada Communications tower off Highway 60 in Algonquin Park. It's all part of a greater plan to stop marring beautiful landscapes. Ontario still prevents corporations from putting up those large ugly signs along the highway. Though I've noticed that there are companies and invested interest groups that do it anyway and flaunt the law. Sad...we don't only want to clutter our homes with junk we want to trash the natural beauty too.

 

It is so...so...good to see you online.
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You will be happy to learn that the State of Florida has been experimenting in the use of palm trees.

 

Would have been better if it did not stick out like a sore thumb. LMAO but that is awesome that they made it to look like apart of the land scape.

 

I've seen them and the first thing that came to mind - it was almost to perfect to be real. It had that uncanny green that didn't seem to fit the environment. The studies that they have done suggest that most people are totally unaware of their presence - it's just a another tree.

 

There is one at Whiskey Rapids Trail on the Oxtongue River (Highway 60 corridor) which is massive; it's located at the parking lot side close to the start of the trail. Look for it the next time you are in. Interesting to go around to the back of the tree and see a door. I'm checking my photo file - I'm sure I have a picture of it somewhere.

 

If you look up at the top you can see the steel bar.

 

This is actually a constructed tree. The bark - looks very real but it is made out of some kind of metal, perhaps a sheathing type material. When you get close you appreciate almost immediately something isn't right.

 

My experience with animals and insects is that they know when something is not right. If you put a can of diet pop out insects will ignore the same with just a passing glance. Put a can of coke out they would be crawling into it.

 

I discovered that by accident. It is my practice when I'm in the interior (and regular camp) to use containers that I can see into. Thus, I use white bowls, cups, and plates - all to be able to see what's crawling around.

I had a diet coke in a container and my buddy had set a can of regular coke down. We got chatting away and I reached for my see through diet coke and there were no creatures to be seen. He reached for his coke can and when he raised it to his lips was immediately stung by a yellow jacket. Talk about commotion; the whole damn park heard him scream.

Someone else was telling me about the time a guy picked up a can of something or other to be horrified as earwigs came crawling out. I've gone a bit to far on this one...

 

Let me see now.... we have a bit of time to wait....how can I make this a challenge and keep our identities hidden? Hmm.....

Okay...I've got it. Come June [we can pick a specific date as it gets near] you can put out the two cans. If the diet coke is left untouched and ignored BUT the regular can of coke invites the bugs THEN YOU MAKE ANY KIND OF DONATION YOU WANT TO THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

Accept the honour challenge??? I'm back again and I don't know why.

A sunny afternoon for an hour or two should be all th at is necessary.

 

I can do that.