Hole in the Wall

Yes, we saw a Gila Monster today!  It is a large venomous lizard native to the Southwest US and Mexico.  They are becoming more rare and are protected by state laws.  It is illegal to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect the Gila Monster."

The last time I saw one, I was able to get more pictures.  Click here to see the Gila Monster at De Grazia Gallery.

Update:  I checked the hole in the wall a couple of days later and the Gila Monster was gone.

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Portals of Discovery

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy
and we're gonna make mistakes. ~Mel Brooks

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include
the freedom to make mistakes. ~Mahatma Gandhi

It was when I found out I could make mistakes
that I knew I was on to something. ~Ornette Coleman

"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." ~James Joyce

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