My good friend ‘Restlessjo’ of the ever-wandering feet, had the temerity, or should I perhaps say “impertinence” to tell me that my speciality is “snooping on small creatures”! I guess she’s right, although I’ve never thought of myself as a ‘snooper’. I prefer to call it “observing and recording the peculiar habits of my Floridian Backyardigans.”
This morning, I was just walking to the laundry room, through the obstacle course which is my future living area, when I happened to glance out of my kitchen window. (Yes, it won’t be too long now before I actually have a kitchen.) Ther in full view, was Ignatius stretched out in the sun on top of what I hope will one day be a beautiful water feature.
Creeping up on him was Igua, his great admirer.
She looked around to check whether Uncle Igasho was watching her advances, but he had abdicated his chaperone duties for the morning, and was resting in the shade of a palm tree
The two iguanas sat sunning themselves in companionable silence for a while until hubby decided it was time for him to wheel his electric saw outside and make lots of noise cutting up pieces of wood. That put an end to my ‘snooping’, and the loving couple skedaddled as fast as their legs could go. Even Uncle Igasho woke from his daydreaming and retired to the safety of the reeds at the water’s edge. I think he looks slightly miffed at being disturbed.
Wishing you all a very happy and relaxing Fathers’ Day weekend.
anotherdayinparadise 
Haha…he does look a little bit miffed, I agree! You don’t need to watch television do you with all the amazing nature programmes right outside your kitchen window! 😀 I hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend Sylvia 🙂 xx
Yes, that look on his face is really comical. 🙂 Father’s Day weekend was just fine, and we had a lovely meal out on Sunday evening. I hope your husband had a special day, too. xx
Haha…yes, very 🙂 So glad…a quiet day for us, but a nice meal out too, thanks Sylvia! xx
io adoro il tuo modo di fare dello “spionaggio-animale” 🙂 XX
Hehehe. I’m such a snoop. 😀 xx
Ignatius and Igua are a very beautiful couple! 😉
Yes they’ll make a great bridal couple. 🙂
Love your second photo, sweet!
Thanks, Donna. I didn’t see her at first. Too cute!
He does look a little miffed. 🙂
They will have to put up a “do not disturb” sign…
Haha I don’t read Iggy language. 🙂
But I think you are understanding their body language…
Hehehe I try. 🙂
I love all your ‘herp encounters’! I did a work/study back in college days with the foremost herpetologist and learned to love these guys! 🙂
Thanks so much, Laura. That must have been a fun and fascinating study to do. 🙂
That’s the kind of snooping that inspires. Brilliantly captured.✨
Thanks, Cocoa. So glad you enjoyed these photos. 😘
i agree with Jude, a children’s book would be brilliant!
Everyone is ganging up on me. 😀
Well I’d loike to say get on with it then, but I’d have to practise what I preach!
Exactly so. 🙂
Hello Mrs. Snoop 🙂 Temerity indeed! I think you just proved it. Who’d be a courting couple in your neighbourhood? 🙂 Is the ‘old man’ getting the day off for Dad’s day tomorrow? It must be the only event that coincides in our 2 countries. You’ll obviously be taking him out to lunch… again 🙂
Hahaha Yes, I will endeavour to get him out of the house for a couple of hours tomorrow. At least I don’t take photos of my human neighbours. There’s quite a bit of courting goes on around here. 🙂
Oo-er! I’m blushing 🙂
What a pair of exotic visitors! Great captures:)
Thanks so much, Inger. 🙂
I think you have the beginning of a soap opera there for sure. Your photos would make lovely books for kids. As a teacher I know kids always loved any books to do with lizards.
Thanks, Gerrie. I’m beginning to get the germ of an idea lately. 🙂
Schöne Fotos wünsche dir einen schönen Samstag und ein schönes Weekend lieber Gruß Gislinde
Thanks, Gislinde. You too. 🙂
You’d make a great private eye, Sylvia! And you’ve got the sleuthing shots to prove it!
Thanks, Nancy. Just call me Agatha. 😀
Sylvia, you are a super-snooper!
Thanks, Carol. I do my best. 🙂
Now that’s a pretty exotic view. I can look out and see a few birds and several chipmunks and squirrels, but that’s about it. 🙂
I’ll swap you two iguanas and a lizard for three chipmunks. 😃
Too funny. 🙂
Hahaha a snoop.. No I don’t think so either. Awesome photos. Enjoy your week end Sylvia, I’m sure your treating your Hubby to something nice….
Thanks, Kathy. I asked hubby what he’s like to do for Fathers’ Day, and he said he wants to work on the house. I’m sure we’ll go out for a meal though,,,,,just for a change. 😀
Enjoy we will do the same. But I found a few places I’d like to go shoot , so.. Time will tell 😂😂😂
Hope that’s shooting with your camera and not your rifle. 😕
Oh good Gaud…, I hate any type of firearms !!! But I think u knew that 😂😂😂. There’s a mermaid fest and a fairy festival .. I’m bringing all my cameras 🙂
“Floridian Backyardigans.” – a good title for your book. I really enjoy your tales and photos and must admit to chuckling over Jo’s comment 😉
What book? 😅 Thanks, Jude. Yes, Jo often makes me laugh too.
The children’s book I think you ought to write 🙂
I knew exactly what you meant. I was just playing dumb. There’s a guy here who does amazing cartoons and who wants to collaborate with me when he gets back here in October. 🙂
Now that would be good. You do need a good illustrator, but then you have excellent skills in drawing yourself.
We’ll see what transpires, as my Gran used to say. 🙂
😀 😀
Love pictures of these small (I hope they are) creatures (friends). I am imagining you snooping around in the yard here 🙂
Well it depends what you call small, YC. Some of them are about four or five feet long including the tail. I hope to keep them as my outdoor pets. No lap iggys allowed . 😅
That is way too big 😦
Love your backyard tales!
Thank you so much. 🙂
Great shots, Sylvia. I’m so glad these little cuties are not the size of Mr A. 😀
Thanks, Dianne. No they’re only the size of a small alligator. 😯
It’s like an ongoing soap opera in your yard! 😉
Haha. Well, it’s all a matter of perception. 😀
i love this lot too. Your neighbours are SO interesting!
Thanks, Anabel. 🙂
How Ig-noble of C to disturb the courting couple!
😅
Thanks for bringing a big smile to my face this Friday, Sylvia. Be sure to say hello from me next time you spot these guys.
janet
My pleasure, Janet. I’ll try to explain to them who you are. They don’t read the blogs. 😄
Love the comment about you snooping on small creatures! And you have names for them all 😀
Haha Gotta love Jo. 🙂 Yes, they all have names, but they don’t answer to them….. yet.
Wouldn’t that be a hoot if you could train them!! 😳🙄
I think it would be nothing short of a miracle. 😅
Well, yes, but we can dream!
Beautiful creatures!
I think so too. 🙂
never a dull moment in your part of the world, Sylvia! I love it! 🙂 great captures! 🙂
happy and wonderful father’s day weekend, too! 🙂
Thanks so much, Lola. Hugs to you. xx
Love them. It’s like a lizard soap opera!
Thanks, Jessica. I wish I could get a TV company interested in making a soapie in my backyard. I could play the background music on my piano. 😀
Oh man! That’d be awesome!
Here in Germany Father’s Day is Long past. Seems every country celebrates another day. Then, happy Father’s Day to you. The animals are great, you will never get bored, you have the necessary patience and enjoy the time, I am sure. And we enjoy the Pictures.
Thanks so much, Anand. At the moment, I do have enough time on my hands to take photos of these weird neighbours. When I get my piano, it might be a different story. 🙂 Hubby says he will work on the house on Fathers’ Day. He did just get a lovely gift from our son though.
Ag hoe lekker sit hulle in die sonnetjie
Yes, they love it there. 🙂
What a beautiful fellow.
Thanks, Marylou. 🙂
Cute fellow,, probably more unobtrusive than Mr A… 😀
That’s for sure, Drake. I haven’t seen a ‘gator here for a while. 🙂
Aweee!! they were having quite the chat too prior to saws lol
Yes, I felt quite guilty that we disturbed them. 😦
Well, they’ll be back and next time they’ll have earphones, Iguana style 😉
That’s a hilarious thought, Andy. Thanks for the smiles. 🙂
You are so welcome ☺️
Nice shots, Sylvia! That’s interesting they both have that round bulls-eye marking on the side of their neck.
Thanks, Jill.This iridescent feature which shines like the shell of an abalone, is called the subtympanic shield, or plate.Biologists think it’s a sort of fake big eye to frighten away predators. 🙂
Wow! Thanks for the information…very cool.
They appear in your second picture to be playing things very cool. Can’t appear too keen after all! 🙂
Hahaha That the way youngsters are these days. 🙂