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mnhtnbb

(32,014 posts)
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 12:27 PM Sep 23

Serendipity

I just went out to check whether I needed to water my front planters/pots, and who should appear but this little anole on my front bench. It was so nice of him to stay put while I dashed inside for both camera and phone. This is a phone shot.

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Serendipity (Original Post) mnhtnbb Sep 23 OP
Love it, insect eater? Thanks for sharing. Walleye Sep 23 #1
Yes, insect eater. mnhtnbb Sep 23 #8
The composition and colors are just as eye catching as the subject! Diamond_Dog Sep 23 #2
Thanks! mnhtnbb Sep 23 #9
Nice catch! 2naSalit Sep 23 #3
This is the first season for the planter. mnhtnbb Sep 23 #10
Lovely composition and colors, my dear mnhtnbb! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 23 #4
I loved the curl of its tail! mnhtnbb Sep 23 #11
I love those little guys! Bayard Sep 23 #5
Me, too! mnhtnbb Sep 23 #12
Got'em! Nice shot! Makes me wonder, mnhtnbb, some women might be running away from your subject you were but George McGovern Sep 23 #6
I am, generally, not afraid of critters. mnhtnbb Sep 23 #7

mnhtnbb

(32,014 posts)
8. Yes, insect eater.
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 04:54 PM
Sep 23

There's one in my courtyard that I often see on screens of my windows. Going after midge type gnats, etc.

mnhtnbb

(32,014 posts)
9. Thanks!
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 05:25 PM
Sep 23

The shot is indeed just a corner of the 5 ft planter by the bench between my driveway and front porch. I redid my front landscaping from builder boring when I put in the planter and filled it with annuals. I often sit there in the morning with coffee when there's a colorful dawn. The purple flower is Verbena. From the driveway side:

mnhtnbb

(32,014 posts)
10. This is the first season for the planter.
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 05:30 PM
Sep 23

It has Verbena (purple flower) Apple blossom impatiens, asparagus fern and red caladium, which have faded from the summer heat. I'll probably repeat the same annuals next spring, without the caladium. When cold weather takes out the current flowers, I'll replace with pansies, which carry through the winter here.

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,929 posts)
4. Lovely composition and colors, my dear mnhtnbb!
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 01:55 PM
Sep 23

The little anole looks like he's posing for you. Very thoughtful!

George McGovern

(6,047 posts)
6. Got'em! Nice shot! Makes me wonder, mnhtnbb, some women might be running away from your subject you were but
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 02:03 PM
Sep 23

but you, sounds like, ran towards it!

mnhtnbb

(32,014 posts)
7. I am, generally, not afraid of critters.
Mon Sep 23, 2024, 03:09 PM
Sep 23

I'm not fond of snakes, spiders, or rodents, and I do have some stories to tell about all three. But these little green anoles are very cute and there are several of them that live around my house and I see them frequently. This particular one was quite small. Maybe a juvenile? It did startle me, but in a pleasant way.

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