Fake moose

A few days ago, as we were walking by a house in our street, we noticed a freshly poured concrete platform in its front yard. The new owners have already done a lot of upgrades and are continuing with more projects. Last night, as we were taking our evening stroll, Evelyne noticed that a life-size male moose was now bolted on to the rectangular cement base. We’ve seen these statues before; they’re actually made of thin aluminum alloy that is finished as if it were bronze. They are not too expensive; I believe one thousand dollars can buy such an “animal;” last year a merchant rented the Park City Middle School lawn to display his “menagerie” complete with buffalos, elks, mountain lions, deer and of course moose. All these animals look mass produced, quite “cheesy” and frankly, I’d rather get a garden dwarf before we place one of these in front of our home!