Some photos I took today!

I took Michael to storytime this morning and then we ran errands. When we got home I stepped up on the porch to unlock the door and something ran past my foot. I think I jumped 3 foot in the air and was a bit shook up! I then saw it was a scaley lizard! They are pretty big compared to the geckos and the anole lizards but not bad in any way. Normally they stay in the trees so finding one on the front porch wasn't expected and I think you can understand why I jumped! I got Michael to bed, he had fallen asleep, and everything put away and went back outside with the camera. Mr. Scaley Lizard had gone up on the side of the house and I attempted to get as close as possible for a photo. After taking several photos of him I walked around the yard and took some more photos. I have been trying for days to get a photo of a cardinal couple that have a nest in a tree behind the house and have failed miserably. After taking some photos of flowers and bugs I was back in the house uploading the photos to the computer when I heard the cardinals outside. So I grabbed my camera and ran back outside...Mr. and Mrs Cardinal were throwing a fit...I couldn't see what the problem was and assume it was probably a snake. I did manage to get a few photos of the cardinals but they weren't very good....Then I heard water running and thought there shouldn't be water running out here...After looking around I saw where Fred while shredding the other day had hit an old water tap...ugh! The water had been running for two days! I called Fred, who was on his way home, and told him. He wasn't to pleased...So we worked on a water line this evening and had to go back to town for parts then the a/c is still on the fritz too! It's working now but we have to keep fiddling with the thermostat to get it to run...sigh!! It only does it in the evenings and only when Fred is home...lol...I think he's jinxed it! Well at the moment everything is fixed and running and I'm going to keep praying they stay that way :o)