Creepy crawlies and no camera!
Solomon just came in as I was posting last and said, “I want to show you something. Actually, two things. Actually two animals….”
At this point I am getting intrigued. “OK, just let me get these pictures loaded.”
“One is a mouse and one is a lizard!” And where are these that they are not running away I think to myself. And as soon as the last picture loads we are out the door in search of great finds I am sure! First we come to Abraham, in the window well, with a dump truck sippy cup (remember not to use THAT one if you come over) with a rock and a vole inside. He had gone down and picked it up and was carrying it in the only appropriate thing to carry it in…. a cup.
On to the second window well treasure! Oh, is that a skink? No, a Salamander? It is moving so fast I can’t tell. “Sure Solomon, you can TRY and catch it, go ahead!”
So, now I have a ground skink in my living room and a vole that was accidentally tipped over and is somewhere under the deck. At least it wasn’t tipped over in the house, next to the skink! I’m not sure which one I would actually prefer as a pet, but we have a skink now. When mating season comes and goes we will be able to name our skink….if it lasts that long.
Unfortunately, I brought my camera out to take pictures to share, but it won’t turn on. I hope it was just that the batteries are so low, they don’t even say ‘low battery’ and it is not something else!
July 21st, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Do you remember the salamander that you or Jonn brought home that disappeared in our kitchen when we lived on Main Street? For months I was pretty sure I would reach into a bottom cupboard and touch it – but never did. It either died and dried up or escaped!