There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet
Unfortunately, while I like to believe that Hamlet has it right, I tend more toward Horatio. Yeti, Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, aliens in Roswell…. not much room in my philosophy for some of these. It’s not just that I have never seen them but there’s not any compelling evidence (to me anyway) that anyone has even seen them. I suppose someday I could be proven wrong, but I’m not holding my breath.
So I was very surprised to see Bigfoot cavorting along a backyard fence as I was driving through Richfield! I went around the block so I could see it again and then another time so I could stop and take a picture. Like the underwear tree, the bigfoot intrigues me. Why would someone put a lifesize cutout of a bigfoot in their yard? Maybe the author of Harry and the Hendersons lives there??
This is the only movie that I know of about a “not proven” creature. I’m sure there are plenty out there and most likely songs as well. I’m thinking about that unicorn song by The Irish Rovers that was very popular when I was in high school.
Any good songs, movies, poetry for mythical beasts?
Trail Baboon 
my favorite movie is harvey
a puka
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We have to put a fence around our garden to keep out the jackalopes.
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I hate it when their antlers get stuck in the poultry netting.
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I have not listened to this, so who knows?
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Weird!
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Rise and Shine Baboons,
There is Frosty the Snowman, too, but YouTube technologywon’t let me post a kids song.
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Oh, I completely forgot about Puff!!
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My recent favorite is the Kraken. Certain lawyers and politicians have threatened to release it on behalf of XXXpresident Donny’s Big Lie. No sighting will ever be made.
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My understanding is that the Kraken was released onto Argos to destroy it, but Perseus slew it with Medusa’s head that turned it to stone. So releasing the Kraken, in mythology, was sort of a dud. In its modern metaphorical sense, even more so.
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So typical of the persons promoting that recent idiocy, that they wouldn’t know the actual story.
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I like the Mothman. I don’t believe he’s real but like the idea. Unicorns and Pegasi are great too, but Unicorns seem more popular.
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Not a best, but a lucky charm…
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OT: Headed out t sister-in-law’s for an overnight! Hope I remember how to pack for being away… See you all Saturday evening, if not before.
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Safe travels, BiR.
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Look up Natve American mythological creatures. There are scads of them and they are fascinating. I think I mentioned on the Trail before getting locked in a room by two little spirit imps up an the reservation Husband worked at, and I had to pick the lock to get out. I firmly believe they are real. The director of the agency caught them on video surveillance camera. They are little guys about 20 inches tall.
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Native American mythology is the best!
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/teihiihan-cannibals/
I once was working with a restaurant development group about coming up with a name for a new chain of western-themed restaurants. They were enamored of the name “Wendigo” until I pointed out that the Wendigo was a giant naked cannibal.
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Thanks for the expressions of concern. Today I can report tentative progress. My recovery from surgery was going well until I was hit by something that caused uncontrollable coughing. I have a history with that. In the past, the only cure was a dose of antibiotics. My doctors, with reason, were reluctant to prescribe that. I did something for the first time: I begged. Three days into the regimen I can sleep and breath normally without coughing. Things are far from pleasant and normal, but not like they were.
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I was fond of the book The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. I suggested it for a book club selection many years ago, when there was a movie in the works. I was in a different book club then. The movie didn’t come to pass, although there is an earlier one. My book club didn’t like the book. But I thought the book was charming.
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Speaking or mythological creatures, one of our BBC selections was His Majesty’s Dragon. What else are we discussing, and remind me when?
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At tim’s on the 23rd at 2 PM. He recommended picking a Seth Godin book of our choosing. Did we read Her Majesty’s Dragon for BBC? I can’t remember. That book did start me on a journey with someone who is now one of my favorite authors, Naomi Novik.
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