hey mom...look!

as i was going through some photos from our vacation to siesta key, i came across this one...

i just can't help but smile & think happy thoughts when i look at it...maybe it's because of his ruddy-red little sun burnt face, maybe it's because i can clearly see leftover lunch at the corner of his mouth...

maybe it's because, just looking at him, you would never know there's a lizard on his face!

what's up with that nice smile? i couldn't pay for that most days...what IS up with that?

seriously, i'm going to have to do a series...maybe call it "jon's wild world of amphibians & reptiles"...ooh, and what about the "lobster"(aka crayfish) he found in our yard, we can't forget that one...

...and oversized bugs & lately birds...word to the wise - if you're an injured bird, stay away from our place, you will be captured & placed in a container with lots of grass...

oh, and he's not biased, all creatures are game, even nests of field mice, they get the old hamster aquarium....

and the bunnies who make their home in the tall grass near the front porch... ok, maybe we'll just call it "jon's animal kingdom" .....