Unexpected Finds

Sometimes I find funny or interesting items on the street during my runs.  Often, I find nothing funny on my runs.  Maybe a broken umbrella or a discarded, half-completed homework sheet.  And it is those mundane runs make the unexpected gem even more precious.

Since I recently started carrying my phone with me, I am now able to capture some of the ridiculousness I come across.  Below is one such treat.  And yes, it might be hard to tell the actual size of the item due to lack of other comparable objects nearby.  I assure you it was well over a foot long, and I won't even begin to guess the circumference.

In fact, I actually ran by this thing and chuckled out loud.  But I was compelled to turn around and come back just to take a picture.  (That is, after the old man passed me on the sidewalk.  I didn't want to have to explain why I was so intrigued.)

Wonder who cast it aside. . . . Wonder if it's lonely. . . .