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My little porch lizard friend was the first up this morning and, as usual, came strolling into the house like it owned the place. It now seems to be hanging out with a slightly larger new spiny lizard on the far end of the wall.

Bill and Cutie seem to be spending their nights in the little scrap wood pile.

Here's Cutie, giving me the side eye after being fed.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/d82c1e37-1aa4-4e55-a007-195959b418b4/lizardreportRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:29:23 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 18:08:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:06:28 GMT]]>@Catawu

noooooo! 😆

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116490501413528861https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116490501413528861Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:06:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:39 GMT]]>@Mikal Iggy!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Catawu/statuses/116490006687318180https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Catawu/statuses/116490006687318180Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:00:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:37:41 GMT]]>@Mikal

nope, you're doing great 👍

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116489680433103520https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115982855104445836/statuses/116489680433103520Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:37:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:24:00 GMT]]>@Mikal I was just trimming one of my boxwood hedges, and luckily just before I got to it, I spotted a lizard tail sticking out of the top. It quickly dashed into the interior of the hedge for safety, but in that one quick glimpse I felt way more joy than reading the news about "people".

Spotting lizards here is rather rare, so I get tickled every time I see one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/955_36/statuses/116489626625314091https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/955_36/statuses/116489626625314091Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:24:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:35 GMT]]>@catmisgivings

😆

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489507043227116https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489507043227116Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:04 GMT]]>@ohmu

I think that's the deal. Or maybe they are just vain.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489505012548487https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489505012548487Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:50:35 GMT]]>@Mikal
Do they pose for your photos because you bribe them with snacks?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.seattle.wa.us/users/ohmu/statuses/116489495212303746https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.seattle.wa.us/users/ohmu/statuses/116489495212303746Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:53 GMT]]>@Mikal People are overrated.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/PhoenixSerenity/statuses/116489476757167792https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/PhoenixSerenity/statuses/116489476757167792Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:22 GMT]]>@Mikal people are overrated, lizards are better if you ask me

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bida.im/users/labrezza/statuses/116489470772436913https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bida.im/users/labrezza/statuses/116489470772436913Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:06 GMT]]>@Mikal or at least hydrate

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://stranger.social/users/catmisgivings/statuses/116489469735437337https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://stranger.social/users/catmisgivings/statuses/116489469735437337Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:42:14 GMT]]>The previous post makes me think I should spend less time at my house feeding lizards and go hang around with people a little more often.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489462361813204https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489462361813204Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:42:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #LizardReport on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:11 GMT]]>A few minutes ago, I met a new iguana in the backyard, hanging out in the scrap wood pile. It was a little shy, but came within 2 feet to eat mealworms.

While I was sitting there, letting it get used to me, I asked its name. And that's when it occurred to me:

Lizards are desert fairies.

Shy, diminutive, mysterious creatures that come and go on their own agenda, willing to be friends if you can build their trust, but always a little leery of us. They often appear as if out of the blue and then disappear in an instant like magic. They can be nearly invisible until you learn how to see them. Not everyone can.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489458281316393https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/Mikal/statuses/116489458281316393Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:11 GMT