What's been interesting is learning to live with the creatures. I've lived in enough locations around the world to become accustomed to creatures of all makes and sizes... nothing like snakes or huge spiders and such, but lizards, salamanders, snails, cockroaches, ants of all sizes and colors, and probably others. There is nothing like the feeling of walking across fresh tilled dirt to hear a crunch under you foot from a tender snail's shell, and of course, the squish of the soft creature. I try to be careful with nature, but when there's more than a few of them in the same area, well...
This is one of my big ones~
Besides the snails, the cockroaches simply do not like light or water. When I water in the evenings after sunset, they go running from their safe places and scatter everywhere. They're about 3" long, and I managed to get this shot of one on a huge chunk of celery that I tossed into the garden area.
It's not that we like to see cockroaches, it's just after living in Brazil, Africa, and China, were they grow abundantly, they don't seem to bother me quite as much! Still gross though...
But one that's not quite so creepy is my chameleon... I think that's what it is anyway. He's not pale looking like Salamanders, and isn't green like a lizard of sorts.
I've watched this character grow from about 2" long. He seems to come out now when I'm working, maybe checking me out. I know that when I'm close by now, He stays still and rolls his eye at me hahaha like saying, "Oh, it's you again."
The photo below was just the other day when I must have startled him, and he shot out from the green bushes and started up the reddish brown tree. It was kind of cool to see him change, and I was lucky enough have my phone in my hands. Look how long his tail is! I guess I need to name him now!
Next up... building a garden area~
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