Day of the Lizardo

 

Tandem sunbathing...

Pull-ups...

Upside-down screen clinging...

Still Life with Tiny Lizardo

 

Where's Lizardo?

 

Lizardo in a Box

 

Imagine my surprise when I sailed into the bathroom and saw this long lizardo. I might have let out a tiny scream--it has such a long tail that it looks a bit like a snake out of the corner of one's eye...

I did manage to drop this plastic shoebox over it--I was very afraid of catching its tail but fortunately did not--and then slid a piece of cardboard underneath and RAN outside with it. All's well that end's well! We love our lizardos, but they cannot come inside the house...it's the rule!

Hangin' Out

 

Hi!

 

Lizard in a Bucket

Cute little guy/gal seemed to have found itself inside this bucket in the potting shed...there's even a little (fear?) poop there...
 

All's well that ends well...when it was tipped out it scurried off. 

Loooong

 Long lizardo!

Lizard on a Rabbit

 

No Tailio Lizardo

 

This little dude/dudette dropped its tail, probably to get away from a predator. How amazing is it that they can do that?! 

How You Doin'?

 

What a gorgeous lizard! 

But it DOES have little T-Rex arms, doesn't it? 

Lizardito

 

We love lizardos around here...

This was one of the teeniest ones we've ever seen (and there were several more in the yard at the same time). 

How teeny was it?

THIS teeny (foot for size comparison...lizardo was in no danger). Unbelievably cute!

Lounging Little Lizardo

 

A lovely lizardo lounging in the sun...look at its tail!

Super relaxed...

Kinda sleepy...

Wait...where did it go?!

There it is! Sooo teeny-tiny!

An Alligator?

 

Hey, there seems to be a tiny alligator in my yard! (It is a Western fence lizard, actually...)

But when I zoom in, why does it look as if its nostril is made of metal? That looks like a grommet! Huh?

The Lizard Nursery

 

The lovely lizards in our yard have always skittered out from and back under this planter, so we have always imagined there is a busy nursery under there filed with adorable baby lizardos...like this one!

Um...

 

This silly lizardo was just hanging out, upside down, on a grate on the side of our house. La la la la la...

Surprise!

 

This dude/dudette must have been hiding in a very large dead plant that I pulled up; I had it resting in a trashcan as I chopped it up to better fit into the greenery recycling barrel. 

I'm not sure who was more surprised, me or it! 

Trying to blend in...it stayed very very still and did not remove itself until we left the area. So beautiful!

Sunning

 

The poor lizardos...it has been grey/rainy/cold for a week or so. This tiny dude took advantage of the brief hour of sunshine today to enjoy the warmth. 

Look how very tiny! I thought it was a grasshopper at first...so cute!

Teeny, Tiny

 

Once again, I present to you a lizardo...

...who is very teeny-tiny! I love how he/she has their front legs spread out across the gap in the "wood" (and the teeny-tiny fingers kill me!). 

Cloak of Invisibility

 

This lizardo froze when it saw me, perhaps thinking I might not notice him/her. 

Um, how could I NOT notice? 

We love our lizards!