Palo Verde Dreaming....

...on such a Winter's day:

Side yard ponds with snow.

As the song goes,

 The twilight shadows deepen into night, dear

The city lights are gleaming o'er the snow

In the Rockies, spring snows are frequent, as are balmy, sunny days. You ride the roller coaster and keep boots and shovels at the ready.

Speaking of boots, I have found the perfect pair for potential Palo Verde rains:

Easy on-and-off, good tread, made by Servus: less than $30 at my local farm store. If it does rain, it'll look like the photo below, sheets of water off the roof tops. I'll see how the iguana react to real rain, if they change their burrows or just wait for the rain to stop. Do they change other habits: feeding, conspecific tolerance, siesta time? 

It's hard to believe but snow on the High Plains where most Coloradoans live is fleeting. At our high altitude, snow melts fast, the sun is hot, and the sky is a deep blue. Bacages, Costa Rica, not far from Palo Verde National Park, looks more inviting this week!

I am busy reviewing more than 200 videos taken during my last trip, iguanas doing iguana things, with birds, insects, and OTS staff going about the day. I can forget the snow....