what the rain brought

Wilmington did not get the worst of the recent heavy rains, but we did get a lot. Today however is sunny and breezy, and the roads are dry and clear. After a trip to the studio, I thought I would check out Greenfield Lake across the street. Also I really needed just to get out and walk. I stopped to take a picture of how high the water had come. I squatted a bit to get a good angle, and then I saw an alligator moving right up through that little passage of water onto the land in front of me. Omigosh! I backed up, took a second to photograph him, and hightailed it outta there, stopping to tell a group of people under the picnic shed that an alligator was coming their way!