Walking adventure

As most of you know, I have an odd obsession with walking and pregnancy hasn't stopped that. (Thank goodness considering how much weight I've gained with walking almost everyday, I can't even imagine what I would weigh if I didn't walk!) Anyways, last week I was walking with Dakota and we were being terrorized by a unleashed boxer that had escaped from his backyard. I was having a minor panic attack and Dakota was going crazy trying to protect me (as I struggled trying to hold him back from the dog) and show the other dog "who was boss". Well the dog follows us for about two miles and I called Josh about 3 times asking him what I should do (unfortunately he was no help!!) Well we are walking across one of the many road bridges in our neighborhood and I happen to look down at the water and see ......an ALLIGATOR! That's right, the dog is no longer my concern for now there is a giant alligator just hanging out and sun bathing in the neighborhood. I called Josh to tell him of the NEW big news and he says well the signs say "do not swim, waters may contain snakes and alligators". I respond by saying "may contain" and "look at the alligator less then 10 feet away from where I am about to walk, is totally different." It was completely crazy and I still can't believe it. Here are some photos that I took from my cell phone, they are sort of far away, but as you can imagine, I wasn't brave enough to get any closer. I did have to walk on the path right above him (where the shrubs are) but I pretty much ran that part and wasn't about to try and take a picture! Oh and the dogs never saw him (thankfully) and the boxer's (who I almost forgot was following us at this point) owner drove up about ten minutes later and picked him up. It was a very adventuress walk for one day!