Funnily enough I don't find these upset me like snakes do! When I was in the USA once I stayed on Hilton head Island (off South Carolina) and used to walk to work past aligators... and whilst I treated then with respect, wasn't really scared of those either.
You're a brave soul Dorothy! This one doesn't scare me because it's only a feature on a pot which a friend made for a birthday present for Mark.
Whilst we saw two small alligators at Hilton Head, what I recall most of all were the baby turtles, newly hatched and making their way by moonlight, down to the sea for a long long journey. Edward and I were with a small 4 or 5 yr old girl, who waved goodbye to each "Byebye turtle...." So sweet....quite a remarkable thing to witness.
Perhaps they had to remove them for safety reasons.... it was a long time ago. These were in ponds by a pathway and although they were fairly small they could have done some damage! I still have, somewhere, a tiny but quite realistic rubbery one that I picked up as I walked... some child must have lost it!
Sometimes, an Elegant Sufficiency just isn't enough. In 2008 I responded to a challenge to post a photo a day, in the company of one or two online friends. The habit of taking a daily photograph is far too good to lose however and so the project continues. Words and thoughts will stay on the original blog - here, I hope the pictures will speak for themselves.
I've formulated my own set of "rules" for myself to follow:
Though some entries will be post-dated, the actual photo will be taken on the right day.
I'll post the photo as it was taken and not manipulate it in any way.
I knit, I sew, I embroider, I paint and draw and occasionally keep a journal. I do funny things with paper, paint and glue, I make books and other stuff. Not much of this is of any use (with the possible exception of the socks I knit) but I find fun in everything I do. I love colour, texture, pattern and want to do it all perfectly - preferably in the next five minutes.
When I'm not making stuff myself, I'm teaching someone else how to do it (or teaching someone else to teach someone else to do it)
5 comments:
Ughhhhh !! Strange creatures you have up the road in Gloucestershire. Must be all the floods!
Bestwishes
Maggie
Looks pretty dangerous to me.
Funnily enough I don't find these upset me like snakes do! When I was in the USA once I stayed on Hilton head Island (off South Carolina) and used to walk to work past aligators... and whilst I treated then with respect, wasn't really scared of those either.
You're a brave soul Dorothy! This one doesn't scare me because it's only a feature on a pot which a friend made for a birthday present for Mark.
Whilst we saw two small alligators at Hilton Head, what I recall most of all were the baby turtles, newly hatched and making their way by moonlight, down to the sea for a long long journey. Edward and I were with a small 4 or 5 yr old girl, who waved goodbye to each "Byebye turtle...."
So sweet....quite a remarkable thing to witness.
Perhaps they had to remove them for safety reasons.... it was a long time ago. These were in ponds by a pathway and although they were fairly small they could have done some damage! I still have, somewhere, a tiny but quite realistic rubbery one that I picked up as I walked... some child must have lost it!
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