Serendipity

[mnhtnbb]

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.

[Walleye]

1. Love it, insect eater? Thanks for sharing.

[mnhtnbb]

8. Yes, insect eater.

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

[Diamond_Dog]

2. The composition and colors are just as eye catching as the subject!

[mnhtnbb]

9. Thanks!

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:

[2naSalit]

3. Nice catch!

Love the colors.

[mnhtnbb]

10. This is the first season for the planter.

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]

4. Lovely composition and colors, my dear mnhtnbb!

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

[mnhtnbb]

11. I loved the curl of its tail!

Most of the ones I see have their tails straight out behind them.

[Bayard]

5. I love those little guys!

[mnhtnbb]

12. Me, too!

[George McGovern]

6. Got'em! Nice shot! Makes me wonder, mnhtnbb, some women might be running away from your subject you were but

but you, sounds like, ran towards it!

[mnhtnbb]

7. I am, generally, not afraid of critters.

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.