Posted by: @varna

Even if they never invite you for dinner, at least you may have the chance to see them.

Where I grew up - in a forest area in Southern Norway, with a river running by - there were beavers. 

I remember those logs with the tooth marks where they had been gnawed off, and the tree stumps with the same kind of tooth marks. I've seen beavers several times, and occasionally they have seen me too, and smashed their flat tail against the water surface with a mighty splash, to warn the other beavers nearby against me  

Needless to say, I wasn't invited to dinner either  

Maybe they misinterpreted Mr. Beaver's advice about being wary of anything that looks vaguely human  

I hope to get a photo of one eventually, but something tells me that being surrounded by business parks and neighborhoods on all sides has made them used to only stealing out at night when us lumbering humans are out of sight. There are tons of entry holes surrounding the main lodge, so maybe I might see one peeking out if I stay quiet...

Slightly varying from the topic, but I couldn't find one more suitable.

In our local online news service I found this:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/131824487/like-entering-narnia-decommissioned-railway-tunnels-set-to-see-the-light

Apparently the idea is that people will leave the built-up city area via one of the reused tunnels, and emerge in countryside, as if they are arriving in Narnia (perhaps like PC or SC transitions)

Posted by: @coracle

Apparently the idea is that people will leave the built-up city area via one of the reused tunnels, and emerge in countryside, as if they are arriving in Narnia (perhaps like PC or SC transitions)

The Lion, the Witch and the Railway Tunnel ...??  Great idea for a cycling trail and for reusing some historic structures, and nice to see the idea of "entering Narnia" is still so familiar in popular culture around the world, over 70 years after the first book was published.

Mind you, I would have thought emerging in the New Zealand countryside would be more like entering Middle-earth...  

I would encourage anyone who lives and travels in Michigan (the state where I live) to visit the scenic areas. They are like Narnia in so many ways.  I am not sure if Narnia has any Great Lakes or sand dunes, but it has many beautiful forests and natural areas. They are much like our parks, which are great real life experiences. You could almost picture a lamppost in rural northern Michigan or even in the smaller wooded parks of the Lower Peninsula. 🙂