Home. Several thousand pictures are downloaded. Time for the stories to begin.
They begin in the new house of Sson in Lafayette LA, heart of the Cajun country. As you may know by now, he is a biologist/ecologist; he and his clan are into critters. Deeply into critters, starting with the Yoda Cat, who travels with the family on summer visits to the west. Yes, Yoda is a Siamese mutt, like Max. There are differences, however, both in personality and appearance. Note the white marking on the nose/forehead; he has white feet, too.
My bathtub at Sson's new house. Can't leave the turtles outside at night -- no telling what marauding monsters might emerge from the
coulee at the back of the yard. Yes, there was also a separate shower, just in case I didn't want to bathe with the family reptiles.
The daily transfer of turtles from bathtub to wading pond, where they can enjoy the Louisiana sun. If there is any in this humid country.
The kitchen counter is big enough for a couple of less sociable turtles, BTW.
In my bedroom, I met the family snakes -- three of 'em.
By this time, the porch snake will probably have slithered off into the water in the
coulee. Sson's wife couldn't get him to eat and insisted that he be released.
The tree frog (upper left) and the salamander had a home on a shelf in the laundry room.
So much for the household pets. There were also outdoor critters to consider. My granddaughter caught this
anole, who figures her finger is of a size he can handle. Such lizards were called chameleons when my family lived in Florida, because they turn from brown to bright green, depending upon the background. Not true chameleons, however.
I went hunting with my camera, finally cornering myself an anole -- and then (hide your eyes if you are persnickety) found the brazen couple below.
My fearless granddaughter next showed up with a medium-sized wolf spider.
And, after dark one evening, she brought in this cute little toad. Did I mention that a lot of energy goes into keeping this large family of critters well fed and reasonably happy?
They begin in the new house of Sson in Lafayette LA, heart of the Cajun country. As you may know by now, he is a biologist/ecologist; he and his clan are into critters. Deeply into critters, starting with the Yoda Cat, who travels with the family on summer visits to the west. Yes, Yoda is a Siamese mutt, like Max. There are differences, however, both in personality and appearance. Note the white marking on the nose/forehead; he has white feet, too.
My bathtub at Sson's new house. Can't leave the turtles outside at night -- no telling what marauding monsters might emerge from the coulee at the back of the yard. Yes, there was also a separate shower, just in case I didn't want to bathe with the family reptiles.
The daily transfer of turtles from bathtub to wading pond, where they can enjoy the Louisiana sun. If there is any in this humid country.
The kitchen counter is big enough for a couple of less sociable turtles, BTW.
In my bedroom, I met the family snakes -- three of 'em.
By this time, the porch snake will probably have slithered off into the water in the coulee. Sson's wife couldn't get him to eat and insisted that he be released.
The tree frog (upper left) and the salamander had a home on a shelf in the laundry room.
So much for the household pets. There were also outdoor critters to consider. My granddaughter caught this anole, who figures her finger is of a size he can handle. Such lizards were called chameleons when my family lived in Florida, because they turn from brown to bright green, depending upon the background. Not true chameleons, however.
I went hunting with my camera, finally cornering myself an anole -- and then (hide your eyes if you are persnickety) found the brazen couple below.
My fearless granddaughter next showed up with a medium-sized wolf spider.
And, after dark one evening, she brought in this cute little toad. Did I mention that a lot of energy goes into keeping this large family of critters well fed and reasonably happy?
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