In today's Press-Register, Bill Finch salutes the anole, the small, entertaining lizards ubiquitous in our gardens, known to some as chameleons or false chameleons. Like just about any reptile you may see in your garden, you should be happy to have them, since they consume insects.
I can remember visiting a great aunt and uncle who lived in central Florida 30 years ago, and spending lots of time - sometimes succeeding - trying to catch them.
Last year my daughter found a young one in her room. "Mommy!" she said, "there's a lizard in my room!" I thought it was yet another imaginative game. Much to my surprise there was a lizard, a young anole. We managed to capture it in a bowl and carry it outside to some leaves, where we let it go and watched while it licked dewdrops with its little tongue.
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