The Lizard in Our Porch Light

We'd been seeing droppings on our porch for quite a while.  We would sweep them off then there would be more that would show up.  I was worried that a.  it was rats, or b. it was those giant cockroaches they call Palmetto bugs. 

Since Mark kept finding them under our porch light, he shook it one day and more droppings came out.  So we knew that whatever it was, was living there. 

We were heading to dinner or somewhere and he wanted to show me, so he rattled the light for me.  This lizard darted out and then raced back in.  It startled both of us, especially Mark.  In his words it scared the "bejeebies" out of him.  I had a good laugh.  He thought it might be a good idea if we got rid of it.  Not me.  Those things eat bugs.  I'm glad we have a lizard living in our porch light.  Hopefully it will keep the Palmetto bugs (which Mark actually saw one night on our wall around midnight).

I saw it on the stairs one day after I had gotten home from somewhere, so I took this picture:

Our lizard friend.  He's pretty long.

There's actually quite a few lizards that live around there.  I see them on the sidewalks and my porch sunning themselves.  They run pretty fast whenever anyone comes along.  I understand it gets pretty buggy in the summertime.  I'm glad we have lizards around.  Live on, lizards, I say live on!