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Criseyda Koonce

Aug 16 |21:47

Green Anole, Bald Cypress, Bullfrog

"My doctor says I look like a million dollars - green and wrinkled."
- Red Skelton

"The next time it begins to rain ... lie down on your belly, nestle your chin into the grass, and get a frog's-eye view of how raindrops fall. The sight of hundreds of blades of grass bowing down and popping back up like piano keys strikes me as one of the merriest sights in the world."
- Malcolm Margolin


Pictured, top to bottom:

  • Green Anole Lizard.  Their dewlap (puffed-out throat) is used for territorial and courtship displays. This photo was taken at Chandor Gardens of Weatherford, Texas. We were walking between posing sites for a young lady I was photographing. Some things ya just have to stop for. Some stop to smell the roses; others stop to take lizard pictures.  Go figure.
  • The Cone Fruit of a Bald Cypress Tree. Isn't that just the coolest looking naturally-growing round thing you ever saw.  Or, is it just me? I see a mask-like face in the design of the top one - with a subtle heart-shaped outline.  What do you see?
  • Bullfrog. Prince charming incognito.  Smooch. Why aren't frogs ever princess-charmings in fairy tales?  The bald cypress cone and the frog are residents of Clark Gardens Botanical Park.

Wishing you a merry day - chin in the grass not required.

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Comments (3)
  • |75.16.168.xxx |2009-08-17 01:40:17 Linda  - green
    It ain't easy being green.

    ~~~~ Kermit the Frog
  • |208.66.144.xxx |2009-08-17 01:58:19 Bill
    I will be willing to risk getting chiggers on my chin if it will make it rain.
  • |208.66.144.xxx |2009-08-17 15:27:42 Cris  - green
    Linda - Love it!
    Bill - For the risk of chigger bites, it better rain a lot.
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