I now know where the term “lounge lizard” came from.
We usually walk into town by way of the road and return home by the beach. It takes a little longer by road as it swings away from the water and then swings back. It’s also away from the sea breeze so it’s hotter…a lot hotter. The sidewalks are not in the best of shape but on the plus side, it’s flatter than the beach which at high tide, leaves me feeling like I’ve got one leg shorter than the other by the time I get home.
When we walk along the road, there’s a small creek near our hotel and we always stop at the bridge and look intently down at the rocks below us. A group of lizards have made these rocks their home and spend their days lounging in the sun. Our game is to a) try to find them as they’re masters of camouflage and b) count how many we can find. They sit for hours perfectly still, soaking up the rays and eating any bugs that are unfortunate enough to wander just a little too close.
It's so good to have the opportunity to slow down to the point where simply watching and noticing becomes an important part of one's day!
When Gail at Picture the Year, chose rocks as the theme for this week at Lens Us Together, I knew I had to show this lounge lizard perched on his rock. I'm sure he must prefer his tequila "on the rocks" too!
This cute guy posing in the photograph above was about a foot and a half long (maybe even 2 feet) and I was standing about 20 ft away. Even with the zoom, I still had to do a lot of cropping and adjusting the light levels so that he was clearly visible.
