Desert critters

May I Introduce…

June 1, 2011

We have a new family member. His name is Billy, and he has a few quirks, but don’t we all? I know that you’re all wondering where you can see a video of Billy, so here you go: It’s not really like having a lizard in the house. He has a personality. He hopped on my [...]

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I caught my first…

September 28, 2010

a. scorpion b. millipede c. snake Photo credit for these amazing {ahem} action photos goes to Michael. c. Snake! Hard to see, but he’s in there. I promise. Just to be sure that we’re all on the same page here, I have never caught a snake before because Steve has always been home to catch [...]

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What do you see? {a Wordful Wednesday post}

September 8, 2010

I see… a little boy who is getting his first freckles… — mismatched pajamas on a little body and a stuffed rattlesnake around his neck… — and a very scared grasshopper who has probably talked with Larry. Linked with Angie’s Wordful Wednesday post

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Lessons learned… straight from the desert

August 9, 2010

I’ve lived in Arizona for ten years now. Ten hundred-degree summers, ten air conditioned Thanksgivings, ten snowless Christmases, and ten nohidingchocolatebunniesoutside Easters. In these ten years, I’ve learned a thing or two about the desert and just recently realized (through blog and facebook comments) that you may not be aware of these amazing facts. Doesn’t that [...]

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Larry The Lizard {A Wordful Wednesday post}

August 3, 2010

Meet Larry: We found him climbing our house this evening. Larry is a very brave lizard. I know this because he obviously saw Jack from up there on the wall, and still decided to come down to say hello. The boys had just dried off from swimming and were so excited to play with their [...]

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