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“Gator and Snake”
“We get gators in the lagoon behind our house. Trapper John came out and removed a big alligator using a pole, his bare hands, and duct tape. I watched the adventure from inside the house, through the glass patio doors. When the gator was safely bound and loaded onto the back of his truck, I went outside and asked if it was OK to take pictures. Trapper John moved the gator so that I could get a good shot. The gator’s tail felt like an underinflated tire- rubbery, squishy, and oddly soft.
The police officer on the scene said- after I touched the gator- that he was surprised the alligator was being so docile. The officer was amused by my photo shoot. He said, “Welcome to Georgia.”
Besides gators, we also have snakes. There was a small one inside our house, which gave me a phobia of lying on the floor. No more yoga for me! There was a large one outside our house, which gave me a phobia of mowing the lawn. Now I wear boots or ask my husband to do it. One day I was filming a cute little toad and my husband pranked me by pretending to see a snake. He laughed about that for entirely too long. Well, a few weeks later, he came in from mowing with a sheepish look on his face. He thought I’d seen him jump a mile when he saw a snake in the grass. No, I’d missed that, but I can imagine it and it’s a safe bet that I’ll have another opportunity to see it.”

List of Oil Paintings in this Collection, linking to their pages here on the site, and also citing physical pages in the hardcover book:
- City of Savannah
1.1 âCity of Savannahâ page 6-7
1.2 âNatalie at the Fountainâ page 8-11
1.3 âHouse in Savannahâ page 12-13
1.4 âGuardian Lionâ page 14-15
1.5 “Autumn Angelâ page 16-17
1.6 âSteamship Savannahâ page 18-19
1.7 âBoiled Peanuts for Saleâ page 20-21
1.8 âBulldogâ page 22-23
1.9 âSerenity Pianoâ page 24-25
1.10 âPainting Colorsâ page 26-27 - Tybee Island
2.1 âI Love Lifeâ page 30-31
2.2 âLiving Sand Dollarâ page 32-33
2.3 âMatthew the Sea Turtleâ page 34-35
2.4 âFungie the Dolphinâ page36-37
2.5 “Angel Releasing Doveâ page 38-39
2.6 âFlag on Tybee Islandâ page 40-41
2.7 âMy Kids at the Beachâ page 42-43
2.8 âLighthouse near Tybee Islandâ page 44-45 - Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians
3.1 “Gator and Snake” page 48-49
3.2 “Tree Frog” page 50-51
3.3 “Lizard” page 52-53
3.4 “Blue Heron” page 54-55
3.5 “Hummingbird” page 56-57
3.6 “Painted Bunting” page 58-59 - Flowers and Trees
4.1 âPink Flowerâ page 62-63
4.2 âPorch Flowersâ page 64-65
4.3 âCloverâ page 66-67
4.4 âButterfly Tree Flowersâ page 68-69
4.5 âSavannah Treeâ page 70-71
4.6 âDancer in a Floral Forestâ page 72-73
4.7 âCome to the Gardenâ page 74-77
4.8 âCherokee Roseâ page 78-79 - Faith and Food
5.1 âFloral Crossâ page 82-83
5.2 âLenten Flowerâ page 84-85
5.3 âCeltic Crossâ page 86-87
5.4 âMary of Godâs Favorâ page 88-89
5.5 âLion and the Lambâ page 90-91
5.6 âBreakfast with Friendsâ page 92-93
5.7 âPeaches in a Bowlâ page 94-95
5.8 âPeach Cookiesâ page 96-97
5.9 âPeach Pieâ page 98-99 - Seasons and Weather
6.1 âPumpkins and Mumsâ page 102-103
6.2 âAutumn Cottageâ page 104-105
6.3 âSpring Lambsâ page 106-107
6.4 âPeach Tree Hurricaneâ page 108-109
6.5 âEye of the Stormâ page 110-111
6.6 âGod’s Promiseâ page 112-113
6.7 âWe Gather Togetherâ page 114-115
6.8 âSavannah Snowâ page 116-117
6.9 âI Believe in Santaâ page 118-119