This past Saturday, a day before Mother's day, I went out to the lake near my parents home. It's a small lake and perfect for a casual paddle. There's not too terribly much to tell other than the fact that the water level was a little low making it difficult to get around in some areas. I did run into three "firsts" for my kayaking trips. The first and probably most dangerous was an eight foot alligator. I was a bit unprepared for an animal of this type but luckily it appeared to be afraid of our ten foot kayaks so it kept its distance while we were there.
The second did not keep it's distance as much as I would have liked. Half an hour into our paddle, while I was near the shoreline, some type of snake dropped out of a tree roughly 5 yards from me. I didn't care to get close enough to identify it. The last "first" was a beaver dam. There was significantly less danger associated with this first so I didn't hesitate getting close to the little waterfall it had created. I don't know why I didn't take a picture of it, but I didn't. C'est la vie.
Here are a couple more photos that I did take. Enjoy.
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