TheBanyanTree: Shadows on the wall

[NancyIee at aol.com]

I was up early this chilly morning (Yes, it gets chilly even in Florida). I 
thought I'd check my email and work a bit before heading out, giving the sun 
enough time to warm things up.  (Stop laughing, fifty is COLD here)

The sun was beaming in through the blinds and it felt good as I read my 
Cheersmail. Then, there was a scratching at the window screen, and shadows 
skittered across the wall in the sun's square. I was busy and didn't look up at first. 
But, the dancing shadows intrigued me.

On looking more closely, I discovered it was a pair of tiny anoles (lizards 
that inhabit Florida's bushes and shrubs by the millions)  It was too cold out 
for courting, but this determined pair had found a nice spot between window 
pane and screen, where the air was sunwarmed and cozy.

In this not-so-secluded love nest, they played, flirted, he displayed his 
sexy throat flare and she acted coy. All the while, their shadows dashed and 
danced on the wall.  So, on this brisk morning, when other anoles were holed up 
under leaves or loose soil, this amourous couple had found their solar-heated 
honeymoon cottage.  Their shadows on the wall told the whole story.

NancyLee