The Case for the Goose

Four photographs, before and after. Drag across each one and decide for yourself.

A Canada goose standing in the middle of a two-lane road at dawn. The same road at dawn with no goose.
Exhibit A. A road. Now it's going somewhere.
A goose standing on a wet road at night beside a line of cars in heavy fog. The same line of cars in the fog with no goose.
Exhibit B. Without the goose, this is just traffic.
A goose in silhouette beside a wet highway under a golden sky. The same highway under a golden sky with no goose.
Exhibit C. A beautiful sunset, finally given a point.
Two orange autumn trees in a parking lot, with a very small goose on the pavement. The same two trees with no goose.
Exhibit D. It's there. It made all the difference.

House rules

  1. One goose per photograph.
  2. The goose is never explained.
  3. The goose does not move for traffic.
  4. If you can't find the goose, the goose is winning.
  5. If you find the goose, it still wins.
  6. You're reading made-up rules about a nonexistent goose.

How this site works

The goose knows. The goose isn't talking.

All we can tell you is that it's two characters long, it's somewhere on this page, and it has been watching you since you got here.

If you know, you know. If you don't, there's a door.