{"id":2661,"date":"2012-03-05T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T20:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coolkarma.com\/dharma\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2012-03-05T13:28:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T20:28:16","slug":"lizard-lounging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karmabytes.net\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"Lizard Lounging"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sky was a bit overcast and if not chilly it was certainly crisp. The jeans felt heavy and cold as I was raising them up on the frayed rope that was tethered to one end of a palm tree. It was unusually quiet even for a Monday morning, which is why I was startled by the flapping sound overhead. It seemed a band tailed pigeon pair had been waiting patiently for their breakfast but decided we were taking too long to finish hanging the laundry.<\/p>\n

“I’m up too early” I heard a slow gruff voice mumble. I turned and smiled \"\"<\/a>with a silent nod then walked back over to the pile of wet towels. That’s when I spotted a western fence lizard who seemed a bit lost. My boyfriend stood at one end of a wooden ledge and I reached my arm over and after a few sprints back and forth between us, the little fella jumped onto the back of his hand. Within seconds the drab gray bark colored creature began to display brilliant teal, tan and black jewels. We could see the underside of his chin take on a deep blue hue.<\/p>\n

It’s a rare opportunity to see a wild creature up close and the peacock show this lizard was putting on for us was spectacular. We both watched silently for a long while, honored and in awe that we were able to enjoy such long look.<\/p>\n

We decided to set the critter down on an old dead tree trunk in the yard.\u00a0 But the blue belly wouldn’t budge.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe it was warm. Perhaps it was a bit in shock by the Gulliver Travels. Or maybe, as I do, he simply knew he was in good hands.<\/p>\n

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From the Animal Spirits<\/span><\/a> Web site, shaman wisdom says that Lizards represent:<\/span><\/p>\n