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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Anole

This beauty is one of several resident anoles in my yard. He's not native, but I like him nonetheless!

Friday, September 18, 2015

So today, one of my wild baby iguanas was sitting on a fern leaf in my yard. I don't know how it was supporting his body weight (he's a bit of a fatty!). He pretended not to notice me, and I pretended to not notice him.

He finally caught my eye, but I think he is used to me. He doesn't run.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Baby Iguanas!

While working out in my yard with my plants one morning, I felt some eyes on my back. I looked up and saw a baby iguana staring at me. At first, I thought it was a common anole, but upon closer examination of my photograph, I saw it was a baby iguana (also common).

Over the past several weeks, it became obvious that a nest of baby iguanas had hatched in my back yard. I say a nest because at one time, I saw 3 of them all lined up (pic below) - and they are all the same size. They stay together, but are very shy. One is a little more brazen now and doesn't run from me - but the other 2 do.

Iguanas are an invasive species, and that much I don't like. But, I have to say I love these little guys in my back yard and want them to stay. My plants have taken a beating with them chewing them, but I like them better than the plants, so it's all good. I think they are adorable (let's see if I'm singing the same tune when they get HUGE!)

The first 2 pics are the same iguana - he was curious about me.

I didn't realize (at first) there was more than one!

7/27/2014

8/2/2015. This is the least-shy of the 3 - he doesn't run from me!

Siblings!! 8/5/2015

8/8/2015. Cooling off in the shade!

8/16/2015

8/22/2015. Next 2 pics are 2 different ones on the same day/time.

9/1/2015.

9/13/2015. The first 3 photos are all the same iguana. The 4th pic is a second, shy one.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Remembering 9/11

We live in a society where it seems we worship the wrong people; people who promote hate or exhibit really bad behavior. Real heroes were aboard doomed Flight 93 on 9/11/2001 - they were the passengers and crew of that flight, which crashed into a vacant field in Stoystown, Pennsylvania, on that fateful morning. They went down, but not without a fight!!! (Photos taken on 8/26/05 when I visited the then-makeshift Flight 93 Memorial; it has since become a National Memorial operated by the National Park Service.)