{"id":1184,"date":"2008-06-23T22:45:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-24T02:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2009-01-25T20:21:32","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T01:21:32","slug":"strange-things-in-the-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2008\/06\/23\/strange-things-in-the-woods\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Things in the Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’m walking in the woods this weekend, just taking a leisurely walk with my camera, and I spot this through the trees, in a glade near a pine tree grove:<\/p>\n

\"figures<\/a><\/p>\n

What the…<\/p>\n

\"figures<\/a><\/p>\n

It appeared to be two human figurines, shaped out of chicken wire, and placed well off the trail. I wouldn’t have noticed them if I hadn’t been looking all around for things to take photos of. But they were just so… weird! I couldn’t imagine who would have put them there – it obviously took some effort to make them, and the spot they were in was not necessarily “easy” to get to, nor was it “right” off the trail.<\/p>\n

\"male<\/a><\/p>\n

This one appears to be in the shape of a man.<\/p>\n

\"female<\/a><\/p>\n

And this one’s a woman. The pictures don’t quite do them justice, of course.<\/p>\n

Perhaps they were someone’s idea of a joke, or a prank? I imagine they would look pretty scary in the woods on a foggy day or at night – maybe even like ghosts.<\/p>\n

\"strange<\/a><\/p>\n

In the end, I left them as they were – I suppose I’ll go back again someday soon and see if they are still there.<\/p>\n

Very weird!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I’m walking in the woods this weekend, just taking a leisurely walk with my camera, and I spot this through the trees, in a glade near a pine tree grove: What the… It appeared to be two human figurines, shaped out of chicken wire, and placed well off the trail. 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