Mali Uromastyx



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mali uromastyx
Our uro Joey.

mali uromastyx reproductive parts - male
Male mali uromastyx reproductive parts.

First we thought there was something wrong, but when checking with the Herp Society we learned that those were his male reproductive parts or genitals. (Sorry Joey :)) Since there still don’t seem to be many images about this on the web I’m posting it.

And while I have your attention, please do not buy your reptile at a store. Instead, search the web for your local herp society and get your pet from them.


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Pure Joy



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pure joy - girl laughing
This is what pure joy looks like: I had to chase my daughter around and practically beg for a picture! She got a kick out of it and we ended up laughing our butts off – good times 🙂


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Brown Lizard Camouflage



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brown lizard sitting on rock

We often hike in Towsley Canyon (Southern California) and during the spring and summer you’ll see lots of these brown lizards everywhere. This little gal or guy was camouflaged so well, you could barely see it sitting there on the rock. Anyone know what kind this brown lizard actually is?


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Sunset on Monarch Beach



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sunset on monarch beach

We stayed at a hotel on Monarch Beach for a few of days and caught this gorgeous sunset. This part of the beach was beautifully calm and quiet but a few hundred feet farther south it was crowded with surfers every day.

Just for fun I tried DxO’s Film Emulation Software. You’ll get dozens of filters for color, color negative, cross processed and black and white film from Fuji, Kodak, Agfa, Ilford and not to forget: Polaroid!

The results can be nostalgic, creepy, painting like looking, or the very familiar graininess. In any case you’ll get a picture that has that something extra that’s missing from today’s often too perfect images. Here I applied one of the Kodak filters:

Sunset in Monarch Beach with Kodak Film filter applied


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Bodensee von Oben – Lake Constance from Above



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Bodensee von oben

This is the “Bodensee von oben” or Lake Constance from above with the Alps in the background. I love taking pictures from an airplane, even though you have a window in front of your lens and there are usually clouds or haze. The Bodensee, which borders Germany, Switzerland and Austria, is one of the cleanest and well kept lakes I’ve seen, despite the fact that boating is allowed. Rules and enforcement are very strict.


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