Sunday, July 8, 2007

Little Sam Shoulders

There is a 6 inch long lizard that seems to be living in my room. I have named him Little Sam Shoulders. I see him a few times a day, usually scurrying across the wall towards the light. He eats bugs, and I hate bugs, so I am happy to share the room with him.

The only problem is he makes a loud chirping sound, almost like a bird, when he cannot get outside. After I saw the monster spider and a snake, I put a sheet under the crack in my back door to keep large bugs and snakes out. Little Sam Shoulders will go up to the sheet in the door crack or next to the closed window and he will make a chirping sound. It is a little startling when he does this late at night in the pitch black room.


His usual spot by the light.



On the move.



Chirping by the window.



Sam Shoulders - The awesome guy I named little Sam Shoulders after.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are making my summer! Reading this blog is almost as good as being in India, maybe better. I love sharing your stories and pictures with my friends. You may be the most famous person at Shannondell and I guess Sam Shoulders will be the talk of the dining room. Love You.

Anonymous said...

Maybe Sam's chirping at the door means he needs to go the bathroom. Or it could mean he's trying to escape from the spider. In either case, you better let him out.

Unknown said...

That's nice that you have a little pet while living there. I guess it's better than having that spider as a pet. Hopefully little Sam Shoulders will not turn out as vicious as the last lizard you owned.

Anonymous said...

Leaping lizards!

Hi Dave, what a great blog! I love the photos and commentary. I am VERY thrilled to know an actual Bollywood star! Maybe Sam's chirps are mating calls and your room will soon house a zillion new lizards.

have a wonderful summer.

WillOdom said...

the resemblance between the lizard and the real sam shoulders is utterly shocking