Yard Critter of the Season

 The Jersey Devil, Christmas style.

Ok, so technically, this critter was in our neighbor's yard, across the street, and not in our yard.

But we can see it from our yard. So that counts! (My blog, my rules!)

So let's all join the Devil and have a drink to celebrate the end of 2020, and the hope that comes with a new year. 

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You can find all of the Yard Critter posts listed here.

Happy Mom's Day

Another of the guests at the Hotel Bougainvillea.

The Variegated Squirrel.

These guys hung out high in the trees. Searching about ...

... jumping around ...

... very inquisitive ...

... which is apparently hard work.

That does not look comfortable.

And then off again. Bye!

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My mom hates squirrels almost as much as she dislikes computers. The squirrels because they took up residence in our attic and did some damage. And because they kept chewing up the hoses in her car (but not dad's parked right next to her's in the driveway). I'm not sure why the distain for computers though.

So mom, if you see this, you'll be happy to know these guys live thousands of miles away and are no threat to your home or car.

Happy Mother's Day!

Hotel Guest

This year's spring break trip took us to Costa Rica, where we had a wonderful time. Our first stop, and the place most people fly into to, was San Jose. It was there we spent our first night.

And one of our fellow hotel guests was this handsome fellow:

A green iguana. The largest lizard in Costa Rica, at 79 inches / 200 centimeters long.

These lizards spend most of there time in the trees, usually coming to the ground only to mate and lay eggs.

The guidebook says that breeding males often show orange in the face ...

... so I don't think this guy was laying any eggs.

He, as did we, enjoyed the food available at the hotel.

We stayed at the Hotel Bougainvillea. We chose this hotel based on a friend's recommendation and because of the large gardens, which we enjoyed wandering about. It was a very nice way to begin our  Costa Rican visit.