A Random Story of Bobbin' Bob's Palm Tree

My screened-in patio is a local attraction point for Frigate's Bay's smallest remaining reptiles, the anole and Green Desert Lizard.

Many of these creatures come inside the house, too, giving it a quick survey to see what's up with my small abode. My favorite anole is a fella I call Bobbin' Bob, a reddish anole that lives a somewhat stressfull life on the little palm tree on my patio.

Bobbin' Bob is special as he has no tail. Nomen est omen, Bobbin' Bob bobs daily on his branch, mostly coinciding with the approach or presence of other anoles, who try to come up on his little palm tree. Bobbin' Bob does not believe in sharing, and he totally stresses out as indicated by his dark red-brown colour. After a minute of violent bobbing, he chases the other anole off the tree and out of the patio.

I don't know what else Bobbin' Bob does during the day when he is not totally wigging out on his palm tree, but he must be taking care of business elsewere. Tail or no tail, Bobbin' Bob is one good looking (albeit slightly stressed) tiny anole, ready to take on the world one bob at a time.

Yours Truly,
RAF