Frogs, Lizards and Unicycle Man
Monday August 13, 2007 | 2 comments
You know you’ve had an exciting weekend if you’ve screamed your lungs out at the sight of a mama gecko running straight into your lap (and that’s right after you’ve captured its precious baby with a plastic cup). I am not exactly proud of this nor did I ever think I was capable of such loud shrieking. Honestly.
I am one of those people who likes to play with hypothetical scenarios and “what if’s.” As such, I have often wondered if I would be able to scream in the face of danger or if I would completely lose speech. Well, now we know I got a nice set of lungs on me and some excellent reflexes. In fact, my lungs are so good that Nathan and I waited around for police to arrive for we were sure our neighbors would not let my blood-hurling screams slide. And, since police didn’t come, I am guessing our neighbors weren’t home. Lucky me.
In addition to a mama gecko and her baby, there was also a big fat frog waiting for us in the kitchen. Nathan was kind enough to chase and capture all three, releasing them into our front yard. I must admit these visitors were all my fault. Earlier that day, in an attempt to save my Gerber daisies from Texas heat, I brought the flower pot inside not realizing my amphibious friends were hiding underneath green leaves. Lesson learned.
Believe it or not, but this wasn’t the only highlight of my weekend. On the way to church husband and I saw a unicycle man. Let me paint you a picture: we are driving south on one of the major highways, it is 99F, and on a sidewalk a man is getting some exercise. On a unicycle. Shirtless. A grown man. Who should probably know better.
Not only was it a sight I sincerely wish I could un-see, but it was also the very kind of “stunt” that could stop traffic and cause accidents. Easily. The Texas heat works in mysterious ways. Last week our Bible study was interrupted by another shirtless man running circles around Addison. He was wearing a very small Texas flag in place of underwear. That’s another sight I sincerely wish I could un-see.
People warned us about Texas summers, but it’s been so mild up to this point that I thought nothing of it. Well, I finally get it and I am not so sure I like it. I mean, I am usually the last person to start sweating, so I know it’s hot when it only takes a few seconds outside for me to be completely drenched. And…AND, I never thought I’d see the day when you actually have to remove plants from direct sun so as not to kill them. Blows my mind.
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Oh Olga, you make me laugh, laugh, and laugh some more. If only my boys were at your house…their specialty is catching frogs. They’ve never caught a gecko though so I am VERY impressed with you.
The mental image I got of man wearing only a Texas flag was too much and so Texas. Thank you for sharing my friend, I had a very, very good laugh at that!
Niki: I am so glad I provide entertainment to you and I know you are about the only person among my current friends who can appreciate the Texas flag humor :) I wish the boys were here for all the lizard/frog hunting, I am sure they would have had a blast. Nathan is actually awesome at catching geckos. Maybe next time you are visiting with us we can hunt down some amphibious creatures (our yard is full of them).