Sometimes it is Wise to Read and Heed the Signs!
Why?
As promised, Alligator Haiku. My first since my sophomore year in high school, 40 years ago.
Sunny Zoo Pond Shines
Gator Lazing in the Grass
Hapless Swimmer Chomp!
If you are lucky, it will be another 40 years before my next try.
Not bad after 40 years.
I agree — not bad at all after 40 years! I don’t even have the guts to try! Fun one for the day! Thanks, needed the laugh this morning!
Sylvia
Careful, these are also very fast on the land.
Greetings,
Filip
Good one, Yogi – I’ll be expecting more, of course. That gator looks like he’s made of stone.
Well well well. Look who still “has it” after 40 years. I wrote a haiku my junior year. It was published in our schools book of crap (or something similarly titled). I still have that book. And I also had a short story make it in there.
Whoop! I was talented back in the day.
That’s not a sign or a creature you’ll see where I live. I do have a mountain lion warning sign to post for this meme one of these days. Nice shots!
Gators gotta eat!
Your talents are amazing.
Hate to hurt your feelings Alan but, for me, it’s a case of don’t call me I’ll call you when it comes to your haiku. Never heard that word before – at first I thought it was something to do with Hawaii or, even, New Zealand.
@Leedslass – I never expect less than the cold clear truth from you! I’m thinking though that I could make a haiku out of your comment.
I do hope I don’t hurt your feelings, I just think that, if ever we met, we’d probably have exactly the same sense of humour:-)
I’ve looked up haiku – we never did anything like that when I was at school. Mind you as I was at school throughout WW2, that could possibly have been the reason! No offence meant to anyone reading this, simply stating how I think it was in the forties.
Good thing there’s a sign. These creatures scare me!
Better take note of that sign. 🙂
Sydney – City and Suburbs
Warning duly noted!
One would be foolish not to heed that warning. Even sleeping that’s a fierce looking guy. 🙂
I think you did well with your Haiku.
Love this one! Have not been to the Oklahoma City Zoo in quite some time. Maybe I’ll have to make a haiku next time I’m there.
Hehe! I get the message. 🙂
omg this croc is waiting for somebody to come. hoping nobody read the sign lol!
Signs
Who are they cautioning; are alligators not allowed to swim there?? At least, the one in the next shot is obeying the sign :-))
bravo on the haiku.
Kudos to you for the sign and the haiku. Give yourself a big old pat on the back for a job well done. Growing up in south Florida, I saw more than my share of these guys, and I would not dare walk or swim anywhere near them. genie
A sign to obey for sure!
I’m not sure I would even want to walk there, never mind swim!