Palm trees everywhere, housing more birds than I've ever seen in one place. My first mini adventure occurred my third day here. I found a lovely gecko on the wall near the ceiling in my bedroom. Have to say, I'd never had to trap a gecko before so it took a little creativity. The geckos/lizards are great because eat the bugs. However, the cockroaches are much too gargantuan for a poor tiny gecko to swallow. . .
Saturday, September 5, 2009
You were right- Texas is hot-
So I want to say thank you to everyone who so kindly warned me of the Texas heat. You all knew what you were talking about. It's been about 105 degrees and sunny every day so far. The humidity is not bad, but the sun is ferocious. I've learned that I love the 300+ days of sunshine in Wyoming, and I think South Texas enjoys a similar amount. Sure, the temperature may be 60 to 100 degrees more, but the idea is the same. I love the sun!
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I assume then, that this is your first TX summer, which means you're used to living somewhere else. Me too, but I've been here a bit longer. Just a couple of little things that might help you understand the whole experience. First, gecko's in the house are considered good luck by Texans. (I personally think that is because the things are too hard to catch!) Secondly, what I thought were enormous cockroaches turned out to be enormous crickets! They are marginally better than cockroaches, I guess. They arrive around the end of summer and last until mid-fall. They are very prolific and are dive bombers so keep alert! And finally this summer has been one of the hottest in TX history. Here in Austin, we have had 67 days in 2009 with temperatures over 100F. Hasn't ever been that hot for that long in the 8 yrs. I've lived here. TX is survivable and has many great things....but it does take getting used to!! Welcome and good luck! :-)
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