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Mirror, mirror, on the pergola (More fun with garden critters)
Posted Sep 25, 2009 by Kim Franke-Folstad
Updated Sep 25, 2009 at 05:38 PM
A lot of our Dirt posts seem to be more about critters than plants. We’ve written about squirrels, lubbers, ladybugs, cats, dogs, chickens … well, you get the idea.
It’s still about the garden, though, ya know?
So I’m going to go into the weekend with these photos of a lizard I watched for quite some time Sunday as I sat relaxing beneath our pergola.
I have two mirrors out there – both pretty tiny.
This guy (or girl, I don’t judge) managed to find them both. I imagine he thought he’d made a friend.
Every time I catch my reflection in one of these mirrors, it’s a fright. (Bright natural light, sweaty, dirty – not my best look.) But this lizard was digging what he saw.
Finally, though, he’d had enough of himself, or of me stalking him, and he took off.
Hope you all find some time to reflect this weekend!
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Reader Comments
Posted by (Janna) on September 26, 2009
Nice photos, Kim. After a long day of gardening, it’s so relaxing to sit back with a cold beverage and watch the birds, squirrels and yes, the lizards, too!
Posted by (Chip) on September 26, 2009
Look’s like a nice place to relax! I am betting you write your blog out there to! I would, or just watch the lizard’s admire them self’s with a tall glass of ice tea you can’t go wrong with a view like your’s….....“Chip”..