暖冬cool夏
这里一年四季温暖如春，没有酷暑没有严寒......
My intrinsic dread of snakes luckily does not extend to the other reptile family, namely lizards. Neither does that translate to any fondness, at least not initially. The change however is gradual, after being exposed to the wilderness and nature, where reptiles as small as lizards live. As my knowledge about them accumulates over the time, so are my feelings towards them. My neutral stance started to tilt up when they appeared in my backyard a few years ago.
My backyard is small. When I first moved in the new home, the backyard was bare earth and the clay soil was as hard as rocks. As an enthusiastic grower, I tried all means to transform the soil, digging and composting and tilling. Leaves are purposely left over the surface, to protect the earth from being naked and baked by the sun. Years of hard work brought hearteningly rich soil, where plants are grown sprawlingly, along with insects and lizards. This unkempt backyard may look imperfect to humans, it must be perfect in lizards’ eyes, and for years, it is home to them.
Lizards are territorial. Like lions fighting ferociously for their territory, lizards are just as brave chasing off the intruders. Hence it is more likely to see one lizard living reclusively in the area, but if it happens that two lizards co-exist peacefully, lying side by side, they must be mating. However muscular the male lizards are when practicing their pushups, they are interestingly gentle and timid at courtship, approaching a female one gingerly.
Since April, my backyard has been frequented by a smaller-sized lizard, who clocks in and out every day, expectedly basking in the sun or lurking in the bushes for food. Until summer comes, when it is too hot to stay in the scorching sun, the lizard knowingly retreats to the shade in the afternoon. But don’t ever be fooled by its lethargic outlook, the lizard is in fact a speedy running in face of danger.
I was gifted under the pandemic the opportunities to sit in front of the window and watch every living thing outside, including a reptile as common as lizards. Their presence is a boon to the garden, and to me, as I enjoy its quiet company in a place called home, to me and to the lizard.
周末快乐！
It is very interesting to know the word "sauria", referring to reptiles like lizards, dinosaurs or crocodiles. So lizards and crocodiles do have something in common, at least when tracing to the origin (?) or at least they are all reptile. Thanks, my friend, for reading an comments.
I was only interested in 'lizard' the word from which I traced 'saurian,' which shares the root 'sauros' with the names of many larger reptiles. Then there is the name 'Sauron,' the main antagonist in Lord of the Rings.
春天的时候去了佛罗里达，拍了不少鳄鱼的照片。一个是庞然大物，一个是小爬虫，但是仅看照片的话鳄鱼和蜥蜴长得似乎一样。我专门查了一下，它们之间并没有什么关联，大自然真是太奇妙了。
- 领导真幽默啊。
我也最怕爬行动物。相处的时间长点可能能够克服恐惧心理。
也看见过它们出双入对的，原来是夫妻俩呀，好玩！：））
pp拍得真清晰，问好暖冬，周末愉快！：））
“However muscular the male lizards are when practicing their pushups, they are interestingly gentle and timid at courtship, approaching a female one gingerly.”。 haha, seems better than some male human being, isn't it?
暖冬好文，好片，感觉你拍片片的时候用了感情，是爱小动物的人。最喜欢看你家某人和你的对话，充满了情趣！我们也是在波多黎各，墨西哥，佛罗里达见过这样和绿色的lizard。周末快乐！