Oodie, the lizard is a western version and grayish in color. Nothing bright or colorful.
As for the snakes, they won’t bother you unless they feel threatened.
I have seen many over the years hiking and once my foot landed right next to a red diamond back rattler which was completely unexpected. I gently moved my foot and then ran out. Hike canceled.
Same thing happened to my husband except his way a friendly type of snake without any rattlers. . I kept telling him and he kept ignoring me until I said look down and he was almost stepping on it. (augh husbands lol)
Hubs long time friend and his wife are driving there as I type this and will test it out for a while.
My hubs wants to visit them once they are a bit settled. It should be exciting for them and a nice change.

Oodie, Good day and my lizards are not geckos. fyi.

Sheba, All these sales going on here and I look at this one –
Rarities Gold-Plated Moonstone and Multigemstone Drop Earrings
915-938. No sale price for me.
I did not buy it but will think about it.
All the videos are getting taken down so not much information.
What do you think?

I know one of your besties is back on the 10th 🙂

Sheba, Hope those Storms aren’t too bad. You are probably used to them after all these years.
Thank you and Oodie also for the miracle grow item tip. I’ll try it this upcoming week.
Oodie also has me wondering what the lizard is which never occurred to me. lol.
They seem to have territories in different parts of the yard.
Sheba, it warms my heart the way you care about animals. My son is dating a woman with 3 dogs ( 1 blind, one cant use its back legs and the other 18 years old) 1 cat and 2 turtles. I think he will have a lot of animals in his future.
Like Shoelady said said, 2 years life span for Opossums. That’s sad. We get them here just not as much as we used to in the past. They are overbuilding here and it’s nuts.

Oodie, thanks for the advice on growing my plants! I wish I could be more like Martha Stewart and live in gardens and blooms.
Hope all is well in FL. Hubs and I have dragon fruit now from time to time and I’m wondering if I can grow it now. I know lol but I might try. I learned all about it from you!
Geckos? Hadn’t considered that but now I will look into it.

Sheba, Hope today’s rain was pleasant. Your plants are probably much happier to be in your yard than my plants. lol. I saw a teenie tiny baby lizard out front today, It was so cute and smaller than a pinky finger. I took a picture. I also have a picture of the one in the back with a leg rolled out on the bunched up towel.
Always happy to hear any one’s suggestions for my plants. They are probably happy as well.

Sheba, We haven’t had rain for a while. Ran errands this morning and it wasn’t to get the necessities of donuts and wine, so maybe that will have to be for tomorrow 🙂 I am easily influenced. lol.

Thanks for the secret sauce recipe. Maybe I’ll have to fertilize more. I figured if I use good soil with food then that should last a while. Your Asian Garden Stools and set up sound awesome!
Succulents do well here also. I gave away a potted overgrowing Jade plant which I loved and two grew in the ground in its place randomly. They are favorites.

The walk the other day was not my best plan. I had to walk in flip flops part of the way home to avoid any issues with the polish not being completely dry.
You are feeding a village ( and for years!) It’s so kind and generous of you to take care of the critters.

Sheba, Nice you have a secret sauce! I’m just happy when my plants are alive. Two of my hydrangea plants were almost gone so I dug them up and planted them in pots and they came back to life and even bloom.
Decided to walk to get a pedicure and will definitely drive next time. lol. I think it was about 1.5 miles each way but it was hot out.
Glad your sister is doing well.

Sheba, Hello! Yes, hubs to the rescue. He fixed it all and did a great job.
Now he’s organizing the garage and getting rid of stuff. Of course that usually means my stuff more than his. lol. My stuff might be the holiday decorations and not that many. The rest is his but it’s great he wants to organize it.
You mentioned the trails. A few people I know with dogs were talking about how the trails now have coyotes when they never used to see them. One friend says they have to walk the dog at the Beach now. The critters are doing well.
Hope your sister is doing well!

Sheba, Hello! Well Happy Birthday Month to Sheba’s Mom! 🌸 🍾
Hope the cat patrol went well tonight. 😻
Hubs is working on correcting the leak and narrowing down its source. He is planning to fix it. (Yup, I worry…)
Today, I went to a birthday lunch at a local place with 3 other women. We try to meet once a month. It was a nice break.
Did you hear about the Marilyn Munroe look alikes that gathered to celebrate what would have been her 100th Birthday (in Palm Springs)? Looks like a fun event!

Sheba, Glad your sister is recovering well.
We have lovely weather and a hot water leak that can’t seem to be found. A plumber will come out tomorrow. It’s not a huge leak and the hot water is off for now but we can turn it on for showers etc…
Enjoy the Moon. The post was interesting about it.

@Sheba, Happy 37th! Wow. That is a long time and congratulations on creating such a lovely thread! 🌸 ♥

Regarding the meds, I alternated them and took a bite or two of mashed potatoes beforehand. It worked well for me. I thought I would be eating oatmeal but I just couldn’t. I had a whole pharmacy but only took 4 pain pills and a round of antibiotics.

The rose earrings and pin set are very pretty.

Have a great evening!