Ice on the back yard pond; we had our first true frost last night.
All the recent rain in Lewisville (Texas) has washed out a few reptiles into our neighborhood from the nearby canal…a Painted Turtle showed up by a neighbor’s garage and was the center of attention for a few hours until it was brought back to the canal area. The same neighbor found a snake in their garage earlier last week. Judging from their description it may have been a non-venomous Rough Green Snake.
Autumn storm near Taos, New Mexico. Wildflowers: Bird’s Beak
I recently watched a very interesting documentary about the perilous state of our planet, and things we can do to affect the course of necessary change. Narrated by Leonardo Dicaprio I highly recommend seeing this film, The 11th Hour
Ruby-eyed Rabbits
There are lots of rabbits in the back yard eating the grass and digging up the potatoes. They’re very tame but if I get too close they freeze completely still, one of their ploys to deter predators…but I’m smiling and thinking, ’hey rabbit, it’s not working, I’ve already seen you!’
… another Green Anole photo … birds are lingering around the back yard more this year, so it’s good to see the anoles are still thriving.