I drove down Summit Road towards Governors Island on Saturday, 17-Apr-04. I stopped to take photographs of the ice. Then, across the street, I noticed a house with a most unusual "ornament" on the front lawn. The white stuff is either plastic or fabric about 12-15 inches wide. It was at least 30 feet from the street. I did not want to trespass to get a good look, so this is as much as I saw. On the street pavement, someone had spray painted "GPS-004" which is the same thing written on the wooden stake.
Anyone hazard to guess what's going on here? I'll post my guess in a couple of days.
The house, incidentally, has a FOR-SALE sign that is not visible in the photograph.