They look scary up close but really, they're kind of scaredy cats 😄

Dinosaur?

Giant monster?

How about a Bearded Dragon? An Australian native lizard that about the size of my (slender) forearm and probably about the same weight.

I spotted it hiding in the grass, standing totally still, soaking up the last of the afternoon sun.

It looked remarkably similar to the stick only half a meter away, but my brain immediately recognised the shape, the pattern, the difference.

I indicated to Brad that we had a friend, and Brad being Brad, had his phone out, ready to take a photo before I'd even thought of it.

He didn't get just one photo, he got half a dozen, offering them all to me to share with you the best one.

This one makes s/he look GIANT, but it's really just Brad's excellent photography skills (and good phone 😁).

This Bearded Dragon did what many of them do, and

slowly
lowered
its head
to the
ground.

No doubt, it was hoping we'd just go away.

Which we did! Right after this photo was taken, that is 😀

Thanks @new.things for your steady stream of photos, not just today, but over the many days of these growing years we've been together.

And thank you, person reading! I'd love to know, have you ever seen a Bearded Dragon?

{No animals were hurt in the making of this post.}
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