Today on Monday Mysteries we’re back at the Lost Lagoon in Vancouver, puzzling over an unusual shape on an island whose very existence is a bit of a mystery to us.

When Chris and I lived in Vancouver years ago, Chris often walked by and photographed things at the Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park.  I sometimes had a chance to walk over there as well. So it’s not like the two of us hadn’t seen a lot of Lost Lagoon, back in the day.

However, when walking by there last week, we happened on a little island that’s just off the bank of the lagoon  — the thing is, neither Chris nor I have any recollection of there being an island in the lagoon.  Odd, eh? I mean, maybe it was really there before, but maybe the water level is different at the moment – or has changed over the past few years. Not sure what to make of it. However, whatever its origin, with the late afternoon sun providing the lighting for a  dramatic shot of the buildings of the West End silhouetted off in the distance, it certain makes for a nice setting for a photo these days:

The Mystery Island, Lost Lagoon, Vancouver

However, take a closer look at the far side of the  island in the middle-left.  In person, it looked like some kind of odd statue or something was there among the thin reeds. However, as we watched, it became clearer that it was a heron, with its head bent over. I waited patiently for it to raise its head. Well, somewhat patiently… Anyway,  the following photo doesn’t give a perfect view of the heron, but at least I think it’s more identifiable as a bird with its head lifted up a bit higher:

Heron and its Mystery Island, Lost Lagoon, Vancouver

Well, it’s identifiable enough, at least, to solve today’s Monday Mystery of the odd lump — on the mystery island — in Lost Lagoon.