I was on my way to the deep, DEEP part of the river bottoms for some wildlife photography Wednesday afternoon when I came upon this little obstruction:

Despite a nearly overwhelming temptation to throw it into four wheel drive and give ‘er the proverbial “onion,” I backed off and called it a day. There’s always the weekend…

* “Stymie” is an old Scottish colloquialism from the early days of the game of golf, meaning to obstruct a shot. For the definition of “colloquialism” please consult a dictionary or someone who’s homeschooled.