I caught an Alligator lizard and a California newt at Hidden Villa today. Of special note is the fact that the lizard's tail had never been broken. It was without blemish, and prehensile enough to wrap around my fingers and hold on. He did have a few ticks though. That fascinated the kids, and made them a little nervous. Perhaps they thought that the ticks would set their sites on bigger prey if given half a chance. Everybody knows that people have much more blood than some scrawny little lizard.

At home there was the usual jumping up and down and general chaos. Jen and I stole a moment for some kissing while the kids were getting out of the bath. This earned us a stinkface from The Dickens, who obviously has her own ideas about how adults should comport themselves.

Ah well, time for sleep. It's overcast outside, and is supposed to rain at some point this week. There were a couple of brief showers today. Rain in May!

cds I listened to while waiting for raindrops: Noe Venable "No Curses Here" and "Down Easy", The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus "Paradis", Tiamat "A Deeper Kind of Slumber" and "Gaia", Finntroll "Visor om Slutet", Reptile "Fame and Fossils", and Opeth "Damnation"

now: Current 93 "When the May Rain Comes"