Silly Lizard
Apr. 20th, 2022 06:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeLisa and I wanted to go drop our recycling, which requires a trip either to Reno or Fallon because Lyon County doesn't have proper recycling facilities. We discovered yesterday that the recycling drop-off in Reno closes at 3 PM (I thought it was 5 PM) when we showed up after it had closed, putting the kibosh on our plans because as we couldn't dump the bags filling the back of the minivan, we also couldn't buy the groceries we'd intended to buy. So we went home and tried again today. I managed to get away from Day Jobbe at 1 PM and off we went, dumping the recycling and then going to Raley's, where we got the things we can't get at WinCo foods. We also refueled, using the 50 cents/gallon fuel discount from buying our groceries at Raley's, before heading home. Thanks to the difference in fuel prices between Reno and Fernley, that only nets out to about 15 cents/gallon cheaper than buying in Fernley.
After doing the rest of Day Jobbe stuff that I'd set aside in order to get away from home earlier today, I went looking for Lisa to tell her that I was done for the day. As I walked by a plastic garbage can that we've left out for collecting "lawn" debris (i.e. pulling weeds), I heard movement in the can and discovered that one of the sagebrush lizards (we call them "George") had fallen into the bin.
We assume George was running along the low brick wall next to where the can sat and fell off, but couldn't get out of the bin.
Lisa took the bin over near the wood box and turned it on its side. George sat in the bin, possibly stunned somewhat, so Lisa tipped the bin over to encourage the lizard to move along.
With a little encouragement, George made for the nearest shelter, which in this case is the pile of salvaged wood that we haven't yet cut down to size.
Lisa moved the bin to a place that we think is slightly less easy for wayward lizards to get themselves trapped.
After doing the rest of Day Jobbe stuff that I'd set aside in order to get away from home earlier today, I went looking for Lisa to tell her that I was done for the day. As I walked by a plastic garbage can that we've left out for collecting "lawn" debris (i.e. pulling weeds), I heard movement in the can and discovered that one of the sagebrush lizards (we call them "George") had fallen into the bin.
We assume George was running along the low brick wall next to where the can sat and fell off, but couldn't get out of the bin.
Lisa took the bin over near the wood box and turned it on its side. George sat in the bin, possibly stunned somewhat, so Lisa tipped the bin over to encourage the lizard to move along.
With a little encouragement, George made for the nearest shelter, which in this case is the pile of salvaged wood that we haven't yet cut down to size.
Lisa moved the bin to a place that we think is slightly less easy for wayward lizards to get themselves trapped.
