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Mystery Monday: bat signal

With Halloween coming up, we couldn't resist offering this bat as a Monday mystery. It's not actually on a Yale building, but it is literally next... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2026 08:38am
Mystery Monday: under the sea

We never get tired of spotting fauna carved into Yale buildings. Where can you find this elegant seahorse? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 21 2026 05:36am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: you can call me owl

We've seen a number of carved owls in our campus wanderings, but mostly outside. In what campus building did we find this symbol of wisdom? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 14 2026 04:59am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: top ten list

We looked up and noticed these tablets carved in stone evoking the Ten Commandments. Canst thou tell us where they are located? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 10 2026 12:57am
Mystery Monday: fin arts

We're told that it's Shark Week somewhere on cable TV, so here's a Mystery Monday for you: Where on campus did we find this menacing creature? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 27 2026 03:58am
Mystery Monday: in focus

Today's mystery: Where on campus did we find this spectacular stone carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 20 2026 04:08am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: the more you know

We found this shooting star carved above a campus doorway. Where is it, and who or what does it commemorate? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2026 06:01am
Mystery Monday: we saw the light

If you stand under this carving of a light bulb, it might give you ideas. Where did we find it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2026 05:10am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: initial impression

You have to be paying attention to notice the monograms worked into this stonework on a campus building. The letters stand for "Yale... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2026 05:39am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: where the heart is

We saw this very full heart somewhere on campus. Any idea where? And/or what it symbolizes? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 8 2026 06:15am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: pressing question

A two-part mystery today: what does this stone carving commemorate, and where on campus can you find it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 1 2026 08:23am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: Fayerweather, friends

You won't find Fayerweather Hall labeled on the official campus map, but it's carved in stone somewhere on campus. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 4 2026 05:40am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: hog tied

We recently noticed this trussed pig hiding in plain sight after overlooking it for years. Any idea where it is? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 20 2026 05:34am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: signs and symbols

Today's mystery site is a small piece of a larger stone carving. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 2 2026 04:04am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: kid stuff

Today's mystery: where did we find this carving of a goat with a handful of cash? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 22 2025 04:38am
Tribute

Flowers appeared this week around a stone caricature of architect Robert A. M. Stern ’65MArch on the side of Pauli Murray College. Stern, who... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2025 03:54am
Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate tomorrow! This turkey above the Davenport kitchen door may be tough, but it's packed with minerals. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 26 2025 05:35am
Mystery Monday: academic altercation

Today's mystery is for Yale history buffs. What contentious episode from the university's past is portrayed in this stone carving in the nave of... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2025 07:15am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: It's all Greek to us

Who can tell us where these characters are inscribed—and why? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 4 2025 08:56am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: big mouth

Most of Yale's grotesques and gargoyles are found on its Gothic buildings, but we spotted this one above a Georgian gateway. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2025 07:20am | 2 comments

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