If you would like to see the pictures, go to jana botkin dot net (written this way instead of being a link you can tap to confound the evil robots who are messing things up.)

Why is there a cat in my living room? Hello Pippin, AKA Orange Bob Square Pants!

While weeding, I saw this stripey slithery creature. 

“HEY MICHAEL WILL YOU COME LOOK AT THIS SNAKE FOR ME??”

“It’s not a snake, it is a lizard.”

“Oh. It is a very long lizard. Thanks.”

“I thought you would have been able to recognize that.”

“Nope. Thought it was a weird snake.”

(I didn’t notice the little feet until I looked at this photograph.)

While lollygagging in the house on a Sunday afternoon, this critter was lollygagging outside my window.

No deer photos. They are busy elsewhere right now. That is just fine with me. MY YARD IS NOT YOUR CAFETERIA!!

Finally, I recently read a fascinating novel, based on a historical incident, titled West With Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge. Excellent story!