Back in February, while Conor was in Angola for work, I went to the hall closet to pull out the vacuum. With the small amount of daylight, I noticed something on the floor as I reached for the vacuum coaster base. As I put my hand down to pick it up, I quickly retracted and gasped. I couldn't believe my eyes! It was a lizard! Or, I should say, the skeletal remains of a lizard which were quite nicely preserved! Being the freak that I am, I found a stiff piece of paper to scoop him up and moved him to higher ground.
We had freezing temperatures this past winter in Houston. I had purchased some plants and trees last fall that were all outside. Some were houseplants I meant to move indoors, but didn't have the pots ready to transplant just yet. When it started to freeze, we moved the plants indoors to their new home. Along with them came some lizard friends. I had found several of them, one-by-one in the bromeliad, near the front door. They are chameleons and change color, so some days they were brownish, like the wood flooring, and other days they were green, like the plant leaves, and sometimes a mix of both. I had to keep my eyes peeled so as not to step on them when going to and from the office. I am NOT a pet person and wished them to go back where they belong, outside, but will admit I found them rather cute! I would look for them during the day and seldom would they come out. Conor successfully moved one lizard outside, after it scared me on my office desk. Apparently, this one wasn't quite so lucky. . . What do YOU have hiding in your closets?!
P.S. I love white elephant parties and think this little guy, lacquered up on a piece of driftwood, would be fabulous!!! : )
P.P.S. My family all thought I was a freak when we showed our lizard friend to them over the webcam on Easter. They couldn't believe I kept him. He's quite cute--what can I say? I put my pinky finger next to him in a pic so you can see the size. Shane and Mindy were quite surprised how small he really is when they came to visit. lol
