Our garden has been taken over by dinosaurs.

At least, that’s how it seems.

We’ve got Texas Spiny Lizards all over the place. I wonder if theirs were the little lizard eggs I saw in the brush pile awhile back. There, right there — that’s why we have a brush pile. A place for lizard babies!

They’re sure to have a nice time in our garden. Lots of insects, lots of places to hide.

All of our Texas Spiny Lizards, at least those we’ve spotted, are juveniles. They get rather chubby-looking as adults and can be about a foot in size. Mine still qualify as being “inches long.” 

Believe me, when I find an adult in my yard I’m going to be squealing with pure joy. And I’ll probably take about a thousand pictures.

Because if these babies seem as prehistoric looking to you as they do me, just wait until you see the grown-ups!