Missing fish and stolen ducks: The tale of mysterious yard disappearances in Calgary’s Forest Lawn – Calgary | 24CA News
The residents of 1 Calgary neighbourhood are caught questioning why there’s been a rash of thefts of things with loads of sentimental worth, however no actual resale worth.
“Fish used to be in here,” Misha Leon stated, pointing at a small yard pond in Forest Lawn. “We went on holiday for a couple of days. When we came back, they were all gone.”
The Leon house was additionally focused for its water fountain. Leon stated they initially put the water characteristic within the entrance yard to assist beautify the neighbourhood.
“They tried taking that out and they realized it was too heavy, so they dropped it, and they ended up breaking the bowl.”
That’s not the one entrance yard characteristic that was nabbed by thieves.
Wendy Eckes had a small sord of geese and different birds – ceramic statues – sitting on a bridge in her entrance garden.
“I noticed it … three days ago. I just come out here to play in my flowers and I noticed there was an empty spot,” she stated.
But the duck statue wasn’t store-bought. It was a present from Eckes’ mom.
“Before she passed away, she gave it to me. And it means a lot. It’s not worth anything, but it is to me,” Eckes stated.
“When she passed away, she said to me: ‘Plant a flower every year.’ And she loved gardening.”
A base is all that continues to be of the statue, a statue that Eckes stated had proof of its years of earlier life.
“This duck means the world to me, but it doesn’t mean anything to anybody else. You know, it’s sentimental. My mom isn’t here anymore so she can’t give me another duck.”
The Border Crossing pub is a neighborhood watering gap and in the future, a ceramic rooster confirmed up, unannounced.
“I left for work the night before, came in the next day, and this guy scared the crap out of me,” Katie Jewell stated. “He was just sitting by our back door.”
The rooster is now a fixture within the bar after the unique proprietor got here by for a beverage, observed it and gave the bar her blessing to maintain the fowl.
Jewell stated the ceramic rooster has discovered household, perched beside one other rooster nick-nack on a shelf.
“Everybody loves everybody here. And, you know, we’re all like family. So he kind of just became family,” Jewell stated.
Eckes nonetheless hopes for her stone duck’s return.
“Just bring it back. No questions asked. Just drop it off at a local store or police station. Bring it back here. I don’t care. Just bring my duck home.”
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