Hints: I took the photo on my Droid, which is why what at the time appeared to be a wonderful artistic image turns out to be a "what on earth is that thing?"  The image was taken this past weekend.

The first person to tell me what it is will win a free copy of Madden '97 for the PC!  In the event of a tie, the most correct person will win the prize.  The more information/details you can provide, the better your chance at being fully correct.  Bonus points for detail - I might be able to find the companion NHL '97 to send along with Madden!

Come on, I see the logs, I know how many people read this blog - What Is It? Contest ends a Saturday at noon.

Note to techies: I copied this cropped portion from the original.  i.e. all EXIF data, including GPS location, is from Paint Shop Pro, not the camera.  Sorry ;-)