Having the old poodle Connor with two deadly snake bites during his life, I am very worried about hunter Lily, who often cruises round the yard, nose down, ready to take on anything that might rear its head.
I saw the grey slither as I hobbled up the stairs, calling them all inside. Then I got the 'killing hoe' and went to do battle.
Thankfully it was only a blue tongue lizard, very angry at being flushed out of his morning wanderings. He was full grown; about 15 inches long, and didn't want to be caught, but I carried him out of the yard and let him go amongst the gum trees, very relieved he had legs.
This is a rough photo of my first iris for the year, but I am very pleased to have their handsome colours and shapes in the garden.
3 comments:
You iris has just bloomed? Must be a bit later in the country. The lizard looks to have recently eaten.
beautiful garden.
me and Pants are minding a house with 4 colours of iris and I love their scent and fragility and the velvety bits, and van gogh.
I was weeding today and thought; oops! thats reptile skin right in front of my nose! it was a blue-tongue just like your photo only very-recently dead. poor dear thing. I tried to console myself by thinking of nasty aspects of blueys, but could not.
off topic: Thats So Pants has a birthday Tues 28th. we are lunching at a winery.
and please take care with
The Killing Hoe!
Lunching at a winery sounds like an excellent way to celebrate.
Re: irises. We are 364 metres above sea level and everything growing is maybe 4 weeks behind 'the flats', including farmers' hay cutting.
I saw Van Gogh's 'Irises' years ago when Alan Bond 'owned' it. What a stunning painting. I'll take some photos and maybe have a go.
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