Tuesday, October 6, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5721 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Thought I may have to exterminate this one It has been a while since I reviewed "Florida's Most Wanted" list for invasive species. When I first spotted this tree frog tonight I thought I had a Cuban Tree Frog in my midst, which meant death had to be imminent. Fortunately for Mr. Tree Frog and my conscious, I made a mad dash to the web for a positive ID before acting. Mr. Tree Frog turned out to be a common variety and was left to enjoy his perch amongst my brugs. Categories:Creatures Tags:brugscreaturestree frog Read more
Saturday, October 3, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5430 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Nap time....on a bed of spines too! During lunch I captured this photo of a tree frog snoozing away (until I woke him up) at the base of a leaf from a star potato tree. This young tree has thorns along with the prickly spines you see in the photo. I guess this guest did not mind the spines because he was quite comfy where he was at. Categories:Creatures Tags:start potato treetree frog Read more
Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7109 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Hang in there! While most of the chameleons I stumble across at night are sleeping on a leaf in a horizontal position, this guy decided to live life on the edge by sleeping vertical. Hang in there my friend! Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel Trumpetanolechameleon Read more
Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6660 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Time for baby pictures!!! Not mine, heaven forbid, its time for a baby chameleon picture! This little guy couldn't have been more than two inches long. What a cutie! Categories:Creatures Tags:anoleBrugmansiachameleon Read more
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6526 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Now this chameleon has its act together... Tonight I stumbled across this friendly lizard who, unlike the one i posted a few days back, has its act together. It was a nice shade of green so it could blend in with the leaf it was sleeping on, and it was sleeping on its tail for an added layer or protection. Categories:Creatures Tags:anolechameleonlizard Read more
Friday, September 25, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10530 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Lizard du jour, or...Cat got your tail? Seeing how I have hundreds of these little devils living in my Angel Trumpets I figured I may as well make their pictures a regular feature in my blog. This one looks like it may have had a run-in with my cat. :) Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel Trumpetchameleon Read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7472 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Tonight's guardian of my Angel Trumpets While out for my nightly bloom check, it is not uncommon to run into at least 6-10 of these cute little chameleons during my stroll. They seem to like sleeping on brugmansia leaves because that is where I usually find them. You would think they would at least turn green to camouflage themselves from predators? Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiachameleon Read more
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6989 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Keeping an eye on things while I was away... September is my busiest time of year for work and this past weekend I had one of my marathon road trips, hence the lack of new bloom posts. I started out on the Delaware coast and ended up in Western Maryland. While in Maryland I was pleasantly surprised to see fall colors beginning and to experience temperatures in the upper 40's in the morning. Now I'm back sweating here in muggy Florida.While out for a quick brug check I spotted this cute tree frog hanging out. It is good to know that ... Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel Trumpettree frog Read more