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A Day Trip from Spring TX - Brazos Bend State Park - Alligators anyone!

By Marchel Peterson

Real Estate Agent with Results Realty

July 14, 2009 01:04 PM

One of the things I love about living in Spring TX are the wonderful day trips you can take. Our daughter recently took a trip with her photogrpahy club to Brazos Bend State Park and after seeing her pictures we had to visit. It is quite INCREDIBLE!! I had NO IDEA that we had alligators living so close to us (this was only a little over an hour from our house). For the most part the alligators were being very lazy as it was a very hot day. We will need to go back when it cools down a bit so we can maybe see more activity.

The pictures in the slide show are taken by our daughter as our camera lens is in being repaired. I may be a proud Mom but I think she takes some incredible pictures!

Brazos Bend State Park - a day trip from Spring TX

This is part 2 which I could call alligators anyone. If you would like to see part one please visit Birds and Water Lilies at Brazos Bend State Park.

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Wendy Montoya, REALTOR® Broker Associate, 254-315-4906

Towne Adams REALTORS - Waco, TX

Marchel, more great photos. Your daughter did a beautiful job. It's really amazing what we notice around us when we stop long enough to look.

Jul 14, 2009 03:13 PM

Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Those gator and marshy pictures are terrific Marchel. Didn't know you were that close to that much wildlife. I'm close to freeways and an occasional hawk or armadillo. When I see a roadrunner running through the brush I know the animals are still trying to survive amongst us humans and all our cars.

Jul 14, 2009 03:32 PM

Michael and Cheron Lange

Solutions Real Estate - Chandler, AZ

Associate Broker, GRI

Marchel... What an interesting picture! Your daughter did a nice job!

Jul 14, 2009 04:21 PM

Jesse Clifton

Jesse Clifton & Associates - Fairbanks, AK

Not sure why but it never occurred to me there would be alligators on the Texas coast... Your daughter certainly took some fantastic photo's.

Jul 14, 2009 04:26 PM

Lynda Eisenmann

Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA

Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

Hi Marchel,

Oh my soooo many alligators. I've seen-em in Florida and Mexico yet I had no idea you had these in TX too. Great shots.

BTW, I love day trips myself, being a tourist in my own back yard.

Jul 14, 2009 04:34 PM

Tony & Darcy Cannon

Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT

The C Team

Marchel, your daughter has a great talent much like her mother! Great job!

Jul 14, 2009 05:47 PM

Ann Allen Hoover

RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL

CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Hi Marchel, these are wonderful! I wouldn't want one of those guys to sneak up behind me!

Jul 15, 2009 01:14 AM

Diane Rice

Rice Prprty Mgmnt & Rlty, LLC, South Holland, IL - Lansing, IL

SFR, SRES, CNC

You are blessed to be around such scenic nature.... and it looks like your daughter is following in your footsteps with the photography talent. We at Active Rain are also privileged to get this front row seat as you delight us with it all!

Jul 15, 2009 05:26 AM

1~Judi Barrett

Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK

BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Very Nice. Thanks for sharing, no offense, but I'm glad that I do not live near those 'gators!

Jul 15, 2009 08:42 AM

Gail Robinson

William Raveis Real Estate - Southport, CT

CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT

Great photos. Can I you a technical question about the slide show itself? I'd love to do this on my blog. What software or service did you use? Thanks.

Jul 15, 2009 02:50 PM

Marchel Peterson

Results Realty - Spring, TX

Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

WENDY, I had no idea we had a park with Alligators so close to where we live.

GARY, When our daughter told us what she saw I was in AWE and had to go and see for myself. Somehow you just don't think Texas and Alligators.

MICHAEL, Thanks! I think she does a good job also, but I am the Mom so may be a little partial.

JESSE, You are right somehow you just don't think Texas and Alligators together.

LINDA, Day trips are fun! We need to take more advantage of what we have in our own backyard.

TONY and DARCY, Thanks but she takes pictures way beyone my capabilities.

ANN, I'm with you! We won't be taking out dog to this park.

DIANE, It is more like me following in her foot steps (LOL).

JUDI, I'm just as glad that they are over an hour away from where we live.

GAIL, I have to give Myrl Jeffcoat credit for the slide show. She wrote a tutorial about animated blogging. You will need to be able to upload the gif file to a website and then put that link on AR or it will not work.

Jul 15, 2009 03:13 PM

c m

Colorado Springs, CO

I didn't know there were gators THERE...we went canoeing on Caddo Lake over by Louisiana once, and there are gators there, but we never saw them. Now that I see them in your photos I guess I am glad we didn't see them from our canoe...=o(

Jul 15, 2009 07:26 PM

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Marchel - Those are wonderful pictures that your daughter took. The pictures of the gators are quite amazing!

Jul 16, 2009 12:07 PM

Bill Gassett

RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA

Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Marchel the photos are just awesome. The Brazos Bend State Park looks like a really cool place!

Jul 17, 2009 01:29 AM

Gail Robinson

William Raveis Real Estate - Southport, CT

CRS, GRI, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT

Marchel - Thank you so much. I'll check into this.

Jul 18, 2009 01:46 PM

Monique Combs

Royal Shell Real Estate - Bonita Springs, FL

Royal Shell Real Estate - Monique Combs

Marchel,

I think your daughter may have a great career in photography. Love the slide show too!

Jul 19, 2009 03:50 AM

Chris Fisher

Your Virtual Assistant - Concord, CA

Great pictures as usual! I have to say I am quite scared of alligators. Yikes.

Chris@StagersLISTWebsites.com

Jul 19, 2009 05:41 AM

Debbie Walsh

SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY

Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Wow what great pictures. On the news tonight they pulled a HUGE alligator out of the sewer in Florida.

Jul 19, 2009 02:45 PM

Jim Frimmer

HomeSmart Realty West - San Diego, CA

Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist

Very nice slide show. The only alligators I want to see are in pictures like these or at the Zoo.

Jul 20, 2009 07:37 AM

Marchel Peterson

Results Realty - Spring, TX

Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

CHERYL, I have played in our Texas water for years now and had no IDEA that alligators were playing so close.

MYRL, I thought they were great gator pictures also. Next time I should have my lens back and can take some of my own.

BILL, Brazos Bend State park was a really cool place. We have lived here 12 years and did not know about it. Now I'm wondering what else I'm missing.

GAIL, I have enjoyed the slide shows although they are a bit time consuming.

MONIQUE,I keep telling my daughter that she should get a masters in Photography but she loved graphic art until she got a degree in it so she is afraid that it would mess up what she loves.

CHRIS, I'm with you. A healthy distance works for me.

DEBRA, I can't imagine a gator in the sewer.

JIM, It was kind of fun seeing them in the wild but with a bit of a healthy distance.

Jul 20, 2009 10:40 AM