Shadow Crossing

Around December of the preceding year, I had the occasion to witness what, in my perception, appeared to be a shadowy apparition traversing the thoroughfare. The incident transpired on Concession 15, in close proximity to the juncture leading to Albert Road in the environs of Inverhuron, situated beyond the confines of the Inverhuron Provincial Park. The temporal context of this event was late into the evening, approximately 10:45 PM.
 
As I moderated my vehicle's velocity in anticipation of executing the leftward maneuver, my vehicular headlights cast an oblique glow towards the western expanse of the road, thus illuminating both the pavement and the expanses of snow-adorned grass flanking either side of the avenue. At the threshold of negotiating the turn, a semi-translucent, charcoal-tinged shadow of considerable stature—approximately six and a half feet—abruptly darted across the roadway, tracing an ephemeral trajectory from right to left, ultimately vanishing into a parcel situated at the juncture. Subsequently obscured by an amalgamation of shrubbery and a diminutive utility structure situated within the lot, the figure evaded sustained visual contact.
 
This ethereal figure, as previously delineated, exhibited a stature surpassing that of the conventional human form. Notably, its opacity allowed a penetrative view, reinforcing its lack of vital corporeality. Evocative of a wispy nebulousness, its motion exhibited a swiftness of considerable measure. Astonishingly, its traverse across the thoroughfare and its subsequent disappearance occurred within a markedly brief temporal span, encompassing a mere thirty feet (approximately 10 meters) of deceleration for the impending turn.
 
Evident in the absence of overt animacy, the entity in question precluded identification as a terrestrial organism or a living entity. The perceptible distinction between an authentic sighting and a product of imagination was palpable at the time of occurrence. A momentary pause preceded my navigation of the turn, characterized by the luminescent beam of my vehicle's headlamps piercing into the vacant tract adjoining the corner.
 
Presently, I remain uncertain whether the apparition represented the spectral remnant of a past event or a transient manifestation of spectral nature. Subsequent sightings of the aforementioned figure have not been forthcoming.
 
It merits noting that my excursions within the precincts of Inverhuron Provincial Park have been occasionally accompanied by an overarching sense of surveillance, emanating from an enigmatic and nondescript source. This surveillance, while unaccompanied by overt malevolence, exudes an atmosphere of foreboding that appears to emanate from the depths of the sylvan hinterlands.