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| " Litchfield Alley" |
Southern artists love to paint the heritage oak lined drives that are called "Alleys" (usually preceded by the name of a plantation). I was
cruising along in early morning traffic, on my way to deliver some
paintings to the Seacoast Artists Gallery, when I saw something that
gives a whole new meaning to the term "Litchfield Alley out of the
corner of my eye, I noticed some movement where none should be. I did
a swift scan of the open lawn near the south entrance of the
Litchfield Resort, then let out a gasp. There was a young adult 6'
alligator rising up from beside a massive oak, and it was beginning to
lumber toward Hy-way 17. Alligators are a protected species in South
Carolina, but if she reached Hy-way 17, protected species or not, she
would be roadkill . By this time I had driven past the beast, so I
continued on to the north entrance into the Litchfield Resort, then
circled around behind the beast on the resort's driveway. My husband
jumped out of the car, and dashed across the lawn to try to herd the
animal away from Hyway 17 traffic.
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| Hunkered Down |
She hunkered down low on the grass when he approached, but soon got up and started moving toward the South entrance road.
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| Approaching the South Entrance |
Since
there was no place for her to hide in the open grass, the only option
we had was to continue escorting her until she could find someplace more
protected.. I used my vehicle and car horn as a road block against
traffic on the south entrance, while Bruce walked her across the street. When last seen she had taken shelter in some dense shrubs on the business property just South of the Litchfield Resort.
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| Safely across the road at last. |
Live long and prosper Litchfied Alley
You definitely made the trip to the gallery more exciting today
