Wow, was I surprised to find a Salamander in the garage last night. I wonder if it was seeking refuge from the rain or just got lost. I have never seen one here or anywhere near here in the wild. And I have only seen them in the wild on maybe a couple of occasions. He was so small about the size of an earthworm, which is what I thought it was initially, but then I saw his little head and eyes and four legs and feet. He was pretty cute mostly a blackish brown color. Really wish I would have taken his picture. He was at the base of the garage door when I last saw him and I put a wet leaf over the area, but this morning he was gone.
Now this morning I found a Ladybug walking across the tile inside the house near the front door. What? in the middle of winter? She was making a beeline towards the kitchen. I placed a paper in her path which she happily crawled upon, and I think was relieved to be placed on a geranium plant out front, because she seemed glad to face the sun (which did come out today, it has been pretty overcast for a week) and it looked like she was washing her face with the front legs. I did get her picture and even a video.
Seems these two visitors were of a most unusual appearance, and I can only guess that they can be perceived as my New Year's augury/blessings for the crossing of this calendar year threshold?
Pretty magical.
bb, Firebird
New Year's Visitors
New Year's Visitors
“There are things known and things unknown and in between are the Doors.”
― Jim Morrison
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
― RWEmerson
― Jim Morrison
“All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.”
― RWEmerson
Re: New Year's Visitors
There're lizards everywhere in my area. A lot of frogs, too. For those who believe humans are killing nature, I hate to break it to you like this, but it has found a way to survive in spite of all the threats to its habitat. They always come out of the least suspecting areas. In places close to the equator, it's a good location for them to find warm places to hide all year!