Moose Sighting

[Moose Myth and North Church, Portsmouth, NH; 6/26/10]

On a trip up to the New Hampshire seacoast with friends on Saturday, we came across this sapling sculpture in Market Square in Portsmouth (Moose Myth, by Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein). Apparently, his brother moose stands in Nashua somewhere. I didn't take many photos Saturday, but check out Lorianne's excellent photo set from a sand sculpture competition at Hampton Beach, which we stopped in at on our way up to Portsmouth.

[Market Square, 8:45pm Saturday evening]

I'd headed out this morning to show my condo to a potential renter, having given up on trying to sell it. Sounded promising, but we'll see how it goes.

Comments

[Relatively Retiring]

I do hope things worked out well for you.

Will the moose grow? I have done living willow sculptures with children - lovely but needing a lot of aftercare (the sculptures, as well as the children!).

[Dave]

Did they use mooosewood, a.k.a. striped maple, I wonder? It would be a logical choice, as the saplings grow like weeds and are light-weight and bendable. But probably it's birch.

[Leslee]

RR: I assume the sculptures won't be sprouting - I've seen other such things here and they stay as you see them. Interesting to have them grow, though!

Dave: Well, I searched and found an article on the one in Nashua (my hometown) and it's made from maple, birch and spotted alder. Birch is New Hampshire's state tree and of course maple is plentiful (not sure if that included moosewood, but I suppose it does). I don't know much about spotted alder. Google turns up evidence that moose like birch saplings, particularly munching on the apparently tasty tops of them.