Florida, Palm Trees, and a Couple of Alligators
As I mentioned yesterday we’ve been down in Naples, Florida visiting a friend from Cross Point. We’ve had a blast. We’re traveling back to Nashville today so I thought I would share a few of my favorite pictures from our little trip.
Notice the picture of the alligator. I took this picture while Brandi and I were walking down to the beach yesterday. When we walked up she was submersed about a foot under water. All we saw were five very small alligators. While taking a few pics of the baby alligators the mama suddenly came to the top and started to make a move for me. Needless to say we decided we were a little too close to her babies and took a few steps back.
Luckily, I got the picture and survived to post it.
Looking forward to part 3 of Backseat Jesus tomorrow! Hope you guys are having a great weekend.
What are your weekend plans?
you guys look great!
The pictures look great.
Suddenly I am feeling the urge to head to the beach.
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This is my jam right now….
My plans include: finishing a Easter wreath for my sister, cleaning, doing laundry, listening to some great music, going over my Sunday School lesson and a leiserly ride on the back of Big Al’s Harley!
AND eating some fantastic food!
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I meant “leisurely” ride.
I gotta’ start reading my comments before I hit send.
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All that matters is that you got the great pictures!!! Sacrifices must be made sometimes, and that might mean a limb or two. hehehehe. Wise decision to move on back
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Wow – that’s a little too close to that alligator, I think! My husband is terrified of alligators…and we’re going to Florida this summer…I don’t think I’ll forward this post to him.
Glad you guys had a good trip!
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@mary, that would probably be a good idea!
Wow! That is a great picture of you and Brandi.
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@Debra, thank you. I think she’s pretty cute!
I love that photo of you and Brandi….being offset with the sunset is just awesome! (def. worth enlarging and framing) It was like God painted a perfect backdrop for you.
hmmmm, weekend plans. Laziness. not gonna lie.
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You guys look great, gorgeous pictures!
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Shooting individual and team photos for our church’s soccer league. 16 teams in 2 1/2 hours. That’s a lot of photos!
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After seeing your pictures, I’m 95% sure I’m going to Florida this summer. As for this weekend? I’m sleeping for the rest of it. Thanks to a rough day at work.
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Um… you guys are the most beautiful couple ever. That picture is awesome! Hope you had a great, restful and recharging time!
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@Michelle, I hadn’t thought of getting it framed but you’re so right! I’m going to do that.
Wow.
My uncle lives in Naples and I’m suddenly wondering if he would adopt me.
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Such awesome pictures. The one of you and Brandi looks wonderful!
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Wow. Those pics are awesome. Pastor + awesome photog? Geesh.
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Are u aware of the statistics of alligators? Of alligators and babies!?! I’m glad God has more in store for you, cuz unless your camera has incredible, across-the-swamp-zoom, you really came close! That’s comin from this Orlando native! Gators aren’t to be messed with… You know a gator ate Dan’s poor wienerdog when we were kids.
Glad you had a great trip and glad your back in safe territory now.
Wow! That’s scary. Beautiful pictures!!
WOW! Your pictures are beautiful! You and Brandi are gorgeous together with the sunsetting! Nothing can compare to the artwork of His hands
You were seriously close to that gator – YIKES! God is certainly not done with you yet
All of your photos are good – what camera do you use? I just stepped it up a notch for myself and went SLR! Can’t wait to start shooting our children and His creation with it this week
Blessings and love to your family,
Jill
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@Jill, I have the Nikon d-60 and I love it. You’ll enjoy your slr.
Great pics!!!
God is good…we got to go clothes shopping this weekend – all three of us girls!!! It was fun and today, we are enlarging our social circle and having a young couple from church come for a pot roast lunch!
Hope getting back into real life has been just as good for you and Brandi!!!
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Now you really have me in the mood for some sun! It’s off to the Winter Music Festival – South Beach where Todd Edwards will be spinning his Christ-centered dance tracks at The White Room…takin’ a little Jesus to the club scene.
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We used to live about thirty miles north of Naples (if that) before God called us to Southern and then on to Chicagoland. Some of our family is still there and this time of year we miss it. The pictures are beautiful.
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Pete you should of made up some heroic tale of how you saved your wife from the jaws of the beast and had to wrestle the alligator.
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Fantastic pics Pete, esp one with your wife.
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Beautiful pictures! I’m glad you had a nice vacation. Thanks for sharing!
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Pete,
Great pictures. What a good trip for you and your wife. Life should be full of shared experiences and adventures with loved ones.
JP
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wow, the one of you and Brandi is beautiful! looks like you had a great time.
and my weekend plans included buying a Snuggie. and no, i’m not kidding. thank you Target for your “as seen on TV” section!!!
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@David Knapp, that’s right. I forgot to tell you how I saved her from the jaws of that monster. It was amazing!
The rest of the weekend includes just rest. The previous part of the weekend has kept us hopping. I blogged about my Friday. Saturday included attending a funeral then celebrating a family birthday.
This evening will include student ministry – doing a review of the Live Love Conference they went to. God’s so good to me.
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Those are GREAT photos, Pastor Pete. I must say, though, the pics of the alligator and her babies brought back frightful childhood memories from watching the movie “Alligator” (the movie about the baby alligator that was flushed down the toilet). Dumb, I known, but is scared the begeezes out of me when I was 7 years old. And JUST when I had gotten over my fear of water from seeing “Jaws” for the first time, I had to go and sneak in the movie theater to see THAT movie!! AWESOME sermon today, by the way! You and your staff are SO insanely gifted!
How can this weekend already be over?! I’m glad you had a good trip and got such a beautiful photo of the two of you.
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Pete,
Glad you had a good time down here in SW FLorida. I wish I would have known. I would have loved to have met you. Hope you guys are doing great!
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So glad to see you and Brandi enjoyed yourselves on a lovely vacation! I just got back to NJ from vacationing in the Keys and am getting caught up on blog-reading… and I can totally relate to how natural & easy it is to just want to praise and be left in awe with the beauty that the Lord has created! Including some amazing animals like alligators – I held a baby one (under park ranger supervision!) in the Everglades yesterday!!!