We opened his lagoon.
Gave him a place to hunt and eat meals. A place to snooze in the sun.
And he disappeared.
The way of the young. In this case, young crocodiles.
It had been some time since I saw the crocodile that inhabited our part of the laguna. I could count on seeing him either during the day, basking in the sun, or during the night, when his eye would glow blood red in the beam of my flashlight.
And then he disappeared. Sometime in March.
Even with my broken ankle, I could hobble out to the malecon to look for him. Nothing.
We suspected our activity clearing out the water hyacinth may have scared him away. As much as some of us were leery about wading in crocodile-inhabited (infested is not only a cliché; it is inaccurate) waters, his timidity must have driven him into the tule weeds.
My land lady tells me that he has reappeared -- as of Monday afternoon. Her crew has not done any additional weeding during the past three weeks.
I can only imagine what is going through his pea-brain mind. The threat he perceived is gone. Now, he can get back to the crocodile business of eating fish, frogs, and birds.
It is nice to know he is getting some value out of our hard work.
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When we act act in the common good, the good becomes common and accessible.
ANM
so, you're bringing mom with you, or how do you rationalize moving abroad with an elderly mother living in the US?
Wow...Anonymous...in reading Steve's mom's comments on this blog, I get the definite impression that they have been there for one another always. Physical proximity has nothing to do with connection..if you truly love someone you want what is best for them - relatives, friends, or otherwise. I'm quite sure that not not day goes by when Steve is in Mexico that his mom does not feel his presence and vice-versa. It's what life should be about - not guilt. End of sermon.
ANM -- And most often doing good is its own reward.
Anonymous -- I just talked with my Mom. She agrees with Charles.
Charles -- Mom says: "Well put." Thanks.
That's pretty much the rationalization you get from Americans when they put their parents in nursing homes
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