Showing posts with label reptiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reptiles. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Coffee, Tea, Or...




Naples hosted its first International Film Festival.

I was sitting in Books-A-Million at Mercato
last Thursday when a a group of tall and
exceptionally handsome Italian men walked
into the café for coffees.

The third thing I noticed about them were
their shoes: shiny, black and barely out of
Reptile Junction Shoe Emporium.

The well-dressed men slithered past me,
slim and model-like--
no bulging gym muscles
creeping
out from their designer shirts.

The air smelled wonderfully fragrant.
I haven’t smelled anything that knee-melting
and sweat-inducing in a long time.
One gorgeous man looked over at me and smiled
broadly, his teeth sparkling snow-blinding white.

Wouldn’t it be cool if they were producers or
directors and wanted me in a film I daydreamed,
missing the sip of my tea, and dribbling tea droplets
down my Marshall’s top.

I dabbed and snapped back to reality as the group
of men flowed past me one more time, speaking
Italian. Snow White smiled, and I smiled back,
flashing my Crest Whitestrips teeth.

Tom picked me up a few minutes later.
As I slid into the car, a salty-sweat scent filled my nose.
That’s my guy…

I know what I’m getting Tom: one of those
scented tree hangers for the car.
I wonder if they come in Calvin or Ralph Lauren scents?
Ahhh.

Friday, June 12, 2009

On The Road Again...



I noticed a new pet shop the other day specializing
in exotic and unusual animals.
It wasn't too long ago that a Burmese Python exploded
from ingesting an alligator.
Within the Everglades National Park there is an
approximate python population of 30,000.

A few years ago, my daughter Jen was kayak fishing
in the 10,000 Islands, just southeast of Naples, FL.
She hooked into what she thought was a huge fish--until she
brought it up. Jen had snagged a Burmese Python.
It had a girth of at least 20". I can imagine its length!
She cut the line and let it drift off.
Pythons have been found inside of small airport hangars,
suddenly frightening whoever was inside.

Iguanas, purchased when small , are often released into
the wild when they get too big.
There is a growing iguana population in Southwest Florida.
Sanibel and Captiva have a few reptiles wandering around.
The 6' plus iguanas find their way into back yards.

Just recently, I happened to see a small iguana running
inside of our community.
He was headed for the Clubhouse.
I wondered who was was splashing in the pool after dark...