Yard Lizard

One of the great pleasures of summertime life in the desert is the frantic dash of the zebra-tailed lizards every time we open the door. Unlike the big spiny lizards, which tend to lumber noisily to shelter in the shade, the zebras skim at an incredible speed across the desert floor, then stop at a safe distance to look back at us, that tail waving and twitching in triumph at having once again escaped those terrifying bipeds who live inside.