” So …what do you like most about Florida ?” is the question.
“The birds ” the wife will quickly remark while I simultaneously mention “lizards”
She of course wins again and I refill the bird baths out back at least twice a day while not a single lizard bath is to be found anywhere on the property .
I love the lizards in Florida….they are bold and have no fear of giants and they rely on no one. Little green tropical leprechauns if you will that will fearlessly sit on my work bench while I toil at a hobby. Being ugly doesn’t seem to bother them much either and so they seem to me to be true representatives of happiness. I’m pleased to note that my yard has more than its share of these happy little green beings and happier still I don’t need to lug gallons of water out to them twice a day.
Not to say I don’t enjoy the birds and their baths. We have numerous species that que up to take their turn splashing and wing flapping in the very expensive water I provide. From her seat in the living room the wife delights no end at the view . But they aren’t the same ..… as a lizard.
Through the window we just gratefully witnessed a hawk pluck a black snake from the back lawn . But he wouldn’t have done it with us closely present as birds are afraid of giants.
And they won’t look you in the eye like a lizard will
