Today I found myself additionally haunted by the pile of litter piled up behind the Village Creek Dam Bridge.
Why do so many people who live in this part of the planet release so much litter to the outer world to be disposed of by Mother Nature's flushing system?
It really does not seem all that difficult, to me, to dispose of things, like empty cans and bottles, in a way that renders it unlikely that a can or bottle will somehow end up in a Texas stream of water that flows into the Trinity River and then makes its way to the Gulf of Mexico.
On a more pleasant note, today on the Village Creek Blue Bayou overlook there was a cute yellow lizard practicing yoga poses.
Above you are looking at the aforementioned yoga practicing yellow lizard in the Cobra Position. The lizard did not seem to much care that I was visiting real close. It winked at me a couple times.
Why is it I find reptiles of the snake variety totally creepy, while I think reptiles of the lizard variety are cute?
On a sadder note...
Several days ago, the last time I walked with the Indian Ghosts, at the picnic area one comes to as soon as you leave the parking lot, there was a dog, with no human nearby. The dog at that point in time seemed both nervous and sort of needy. Like he was hoping I was going to take him home.
Today I walked into the picnic area to see someone had left a bowl of water next to a bowl of dog food. I sat at a picnic table and started making where are you doggy noises.
After about a minute of making where are you doggy noises the dog showed up. He walked to about 15 feet from me and then stood and stared. After a couple minutes of staring he partially sat down, still staring at me. After a couple more minutes he laid on the cement, resting his head on his front legs while still staring at me.
I talked to the dog for a few minutes. After awhile the pleading staring got on my nerves, so I left.
