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Tree Lizard (uraosaurus ornatus) found in southern utah recently under a board with a spiny lizard and a pacific tree frog. This is the first time I have found this species on some family property in southern Utah. Finding a new species on property you are grooming for wildlife is always rewarding. Although these lizards are known as tree lizards in utah they are more often found on big rocks or walls or cliffs.
The wind does blow, natures lips they open
Softness found, exposed and woken
Inviting fingers, to invade and slide
Feel the sap that flows inside
Feel it seep from deep within
Covering slowly the invading skin
As it caresses and it makes
Wildness flow, when the wood it shakes
Living very near the coast I rarely used to venture inland.
However these days, it's the opposite and I'm finding myself in newly discovered woodland, well at least new to me ;-)
Mist was predicted yesterday morning and there was some about but not as much as I'd hoped for.
Despite this, the mist did do me a favour and diffused the light enabling me to capture a contrasty scene.
Unlike a plethora of super saturated colours I see these days, I like the muted winter palette.
Thanks for looking 😊
Damien
Felt like having a sepia day today. Today's five have all been scraped out of old folders lurking on the hard drive, so they were rejects first time round and the prioirty in processing was speed not perfection.
A single tree on a hill against a pale Yorkshire sky caught my attention. It was surrounded by bushes, including a rowan with clumps of red berries to add a pleasing touch of colour to the scene.
large trees in the park are given a coat of white at the base, which blends with the tree's secretions and takes on different hues.
A lone tree in a field made for a nice subject at sunrise.
There was also some light mist in the background to add to the scene.
This metal tree has been dedicated to the memory of 9/11, at the entrance of Queens Botanical Gardens.
There are those who believe this may become the newest Olympic competition. Rodeos have calf roping and lassoing, but there is no sport in the summer Olympics to rival that.
The idea here is to:
1. Rope your tree from a designated distance ( to be determined by the Olympic Committee).
2. Rush over and secure your tree by wrapping the rope securely around it.
3. Tie it off with a sheep shank, a Spanish bowline or a sheet bend knot ( to be determined by the Olympic Committee).
This not not an easy competition because it requires the competitors to have a knowledge of nautical knots as well as roping. It has yet ( to be determined by the Olympic Committee) if the entrants will be on horseback.
There is another theory that since this is not on the water, it may be the site where Boris Badenov and Natasha tied Li’l Nell up to trap Dudley Do-Right. Because there are no railroad tracks in the area, this is a plausible scenario.
Lastly, it could just be a yard decoration, but I doubt that!
Happy Texture Tuesday!