Our new neighbor

[Rodney Mills]

Yesterday a new neighbor moved in across the canal we live on. estimate he is nine to 10 feet long and around 800lbs. This will probably be the last visit until April as the water is cooling down rapidly and the alligators go into hibernation. We have had as many as 5 snoozing on the canal bank at one time. We have lived on the canal for fifteen years and only once has one crossed over to our side. Unfortunately it was laying on the bank about fifteen feet from my back steps and I didn't see it until I stepped onto the grass. It took a couple of seconds for my brain to recognise what my eyes were looking at. As I dived for the steps, the "gator" dived into the canal. After that, I stop on the steps and give it a good look-see first.

Our house is only 15 feet from the water, and it's magic, not just the Alligators, but water birds, beavers, deer, it's like living in a nature show.

As you can see in the photos, one is a long shot across our dock and boat to the other side of the canal showing the proximity of the gator to the back of our house. Second is a close up of him/her. The third is for our down under shipmates, it shows the name of our boat "The Fair Dinkum" and the fighting Kangaroo on the outside of the two fuel boxes. Every Oz day we fly the Aussie flag out of respect for Oz, our mates down under and the thirteen great U.S. winters we spent there.

Cheers, Rodney
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[Captain Kong]

Fantastic Rod, Lovely place you have got. Envious,
Cheers
Brian
ps.
I also live in an exotic place in Boltonistan with all kinds of tropical creatures around me,
Cheers

[Chris Allman]

Nice place Rodney, but rather you than me with those rather large newts about.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Rodney
At least you will never be short of a wrestling partner, good luck with him
I still envy you.
Cheers
Brian

[Rodney Mills]

Dear Captain,

Rumor has it that Crocodilius Americus loves the taste of fresh meat with a life time of infusion of curry, heavily incorporated with imported tumeric from the sub-continent. May I, on behalf of the overseas friends of restoring Bolton back to the 19th century, send you a carton?

Cheers, Rodney

[John Pruden]

sounds like a wondrous place Rodney apart from the long tailed fella do you go out {packing heat} as they say? do many dogs go missing in your areajp

[Captain Kong]

Rumor has it that Crocodilius Americus loves the taste of fresh meat with a life time of infusion of curry, heavily incorporated with imported tumeric from the sub-continent. May I, on behalf of the overseas friends of restoring Bolton back to the 19th century, send you a carton?

Cheers, Rodney
.
. Hi Rodney,
Just send the Croc.That would do nicely.
Cheers
Brian.

[robpage]

I just had a vision of the Headline in the Bolton News , My neighbours Alligator ate the four wives and thirty seven of my children , don't get one Brian , stick to budgerigars !

[Ivan Cloherty]

Guess the Missus is looking forward to new shoes and matching handbag

[Gulliver]

A Bossy woman rushes into a leather goods store and bawls at the assistant "Get me a Crocodile Handbag -------- and make it Snappy !"

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