Slice of life: A cautionary tale in Daydreaming on the Porch

I was walking at the state park yesterday when I saw a mother jogging on the path just ahead, coming in my direction, with what I am guessing was her 5-year old son on his little bike peddling fast to keep ahead of her. He was doing quite well keeping up the pace.

I started to walk down toward the small lake. The precocious boy on his bike didn’t miss a beat.

He yelled, “Are you going to see the alligator?”

“Yeah,” I yelled back, trying to humor him.

“That’s not a very good idea,” he replied.

I had to laugh.

“True,” I thought, but I like to take photos along the edge of that small pond.

Fortunately, that afternoon, Mr. Gator (about 8 feet long) wasn’t sunning himself at the edge of the water.

I admit I’ve ventured a little too close at times to get a picture of him. Always looks so harmless, dozing there in death-like repose.

Caution:

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When he’s not slumbering on the bank of the lake.

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Last updated April 28, 2022