. . . leapin' lizards . . .

. . . these little guys and i 

have a great relationship . . . 

. . . they {and their gecko cousins} hang out 

in my flower beds, 

on the trees, 

on the block fence, 

and around the front porch light . . . 

. . . eating nasty bugs 

to their hearts' content . . . 

. . . i watch them 

sunning themselves . . .

. . . doing pushups . . . 

{pretty sure that's how they regulate body temperature or something}

. . . my philosophy is 

live and let live . . . 

. . . lately, however, 

i'm not amused 

about the four times 

in the past couple of weeks 

when i've found them 

IN MY HOUSE! . . . 

. . . completely unacceptable . . .

{although i can hardly blame them ~ it's hotter than blazes outside}

. . . a couple of times, 

i've been able to sweep them 

quickly out the door . . .

. . . but the other couple of times . . .

. . . bill has come 

to recognize my shriek . . .

. . . he has a great technique 

for catching them . . . 

. . . distract them 

with one hand coming at them 

from the front . . .

. . . then use the other hand 

to grab them by the tail . . .

. . . lizard number two 

was captured and released 

without incident . . .

. . . lizard number one, however, 

{which was the largest one i've seen inside ~ maybe about six inches long}

was a problem child . . .

. . . bill snatched it by the tail 

and then that little booger 

whipped his body around 

and bit bill on the hand . . .

. . . not cool . . .

. . . well ~ that little fella 

got the ride of his life . . .

. . . by air . . .

. . . bill flung him all the way 

to the back fence . . .

. . . where i hope 

he lives out his days . . .