Instead, I'm going to share a photo of our "company". This critter has moved into our retention pond in the back of our property. Don't worry. Taggart is never allowed back there and he's never out of my sight when he's outside. The gator is about three feet long. Not really very big, but whenever Handsome or I stand near the shoreline, it comes toward us! I mean right up to edge of the water where we stand.
Now, understand, I don't have a problem with the "Live and Let Live" school of thought, but this gator is spending days and nights munching on our fish, scaring off our turtles and just generally scaring off any other animals that I might prefer to have in our yard.
We're hoping that it moves along very soon. It's been about two weeks and if it doesn't mosey off on its own, we'll call someone who can invite it to live somewhere else. The biggest thing I've been concerned with is that it's mama or daddy is in there with it. We haven't seen anyone else so far, and I can't tell you how much I hope it stays that way!
I guess I'm looking forward to this guest leaving soon and moving on to the canal another street over so that it can live it's gator life away from our yard. I sure don't want it inviting its friends over to party at our place!
As I left the house yesterday to go to town, I passed two deer grazing near the side of the road. They looked up when I got close enough and then ran into the woods. If I could choose, I think I'd ask for deer rather than gators to reside on our property. Yes. That's what I'd choose. Please.
