Lately the articles have featured lots of ponies, birds, and even door knockers. What we haven’t had are the big locals.

So, to give them their fair share I have added a few photographs taken on a walk around a local swamp. Being chilly mornings the wooden ramps are a favorite dry spot for the gators. All the following were taken the same day, probably no more than an hour between the first and the last.

Above is the first resting spot as the trail enters the swamp. It’s a new addition, built better than the old ones, but it doesn’t take long for them to get weathered. The first thing I notice is no Duck Weed. Any wind blows plants and branches down to the far end.

The next two above are on the opposite end of the open swamp pond. The surface covered in Weed. The first shot is at a different angle. I followed rule 101, get the shot when you see it then worry about the details. A good rule to follow.

Last is a large Alligator that came along behind me after I had passed the skinny tree and ramps in the swamps center. They some times watch and wait for a person to move off before crossing over the trails to open water.

I remember a few more on this morning but the images either were not very good or I just never processed them. Four is a good amount for a posting anyway. The Alligators got their equal time on the web site.