I'm using the guest bathroom for the duration of my illness. Last night, it was quite late because I'm into another project. My son, Jon asked me to digitalize our family photos. Well, we have a ton of them so it'll probably take me a couple of months to do. Actually it might take me several months because I'm still working on my mother's family history. Anyway, I got so involved with scanning photos that it was about 11:00 by the time I went to take a shower.
Taking the shower part was OK so yes, I'm clean. However, when I started squeegeeing (How the heck do you spell that?) the walls, this gecko jumped down at me. I would have screamed if I didn't know that it would terrify the neighbors.It scrambled right over my toes! No, I still didn't scream.
When I went to bed, Art opened one eye to say good night so I told him about the gecko.
"How big was it?" he asked.
I spread my fingers to about 5 inches and he opened both eyes.
"I didn't hear you scream," he smiled knowingly. "I have a feeling you're exaggerating the size. Why didn't you take it outside?"
Riiiiight...
I went to the bathroom this morning and he (the gecko) wasn't there. Maybe I'll move back to our master bathroom now.
Oh Kay, I don't like being startled. I would have screamed right along with you, and then reached for my camera ;)
ReplyDeleteAn English Girl Rambles
Kay, you are so stoic.
ReplyDeleteThey are soft harmless creatures, we know; but still ... when one jumps on you in the shower -- help!!
I found one in my bathroom sink one night. He was so funny trying to get out, so I took a video. :)
Your title had me expecting a different story though.
ReplyDeleteIt's the unexpectedness that's so startling (well, obviously, but you know what I mean!) Well done for grabbing the camera. Little gecko looks very cute - even so, I'm with you, I like such creatures outside where they belong - and are happier ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe title of your post had me a little nervous for a mintue there, Kay! Once when Ken and I were on Kauai, we'd just finished hiking a fair amount of the Kalulau Trail. We were beat and dyimg of thirst. We stopped at a little convenience store to get iced teas. I reached into the fridge and chose a bottle that seemed to have a three dimensional gecko on it, very dark in color. When I took the bottle up to the cash register, I realized it was a LIVE gecko, just about frozen to death, poor thing. The reason I at first thought it was a decoration on the bottle is that the brand was the one that uses a gecko on its label. At least he didn't crawl across my foot. He was too cold to move at all.
ReplyDeleteI looove geckos!!! It's spiders that terrify me! But lucky we don't live in Guam, where brown snakes are known to invade bathrooms.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little creature. Well, it would be, he's over there in Hawaii with you. I don't think I'd be quite so keen if he was here in the UK with me. We've been sharing our shower with a couple of spiders for the last week or so. They get all agitated when the shower is going, but settle down again once it's finished. I don't much like spiders, but I've had to get used to them living in old house in the countryside.
ReplyDeletethe gecko has almost the markings of a leopard. Friendly looking fellow, too.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I would have had a heart attack! You were so brave not to scream. Ha!
ReplyDeleteWell I have to admit I would probably have been a little noisy, but then I guess I'm safe as most of those little critters don't abide anywhere near us! How funny! I was intrigued by your title though, have to admit! Hope you don't have company in the shower tonight!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
I can't believe you didn't scream!!
ReplyDeleteI think it´s so funny, you still managed to take a photo of the little guy, even though you´re afraid of it. :)
ReplyDeleteYikes!!!!
ReplyDeleteI usually take a shower with a spider....I am not afraid, but may have been startled enough to scream anyway...but hubby sleeps soundly.. Michelle
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to move back to the master bath, but what about any guests who might arrive and have to share the shower with that gecko?
ReplyDeletehow funny and unexpected with your lead in of taking a shower together I expected your husband not a gecko! lol!
ReplyDeleteyou know, spiders don't bother me, but geckos...eeps
ReplyDeleteOK, what I want to know is how you got the photo of it. Did you run dripping wet and naked to get your camera or does your camera live in the bathroom, or ....what?
ReplyDeleteAw, that's a nice gecko. I wish we had more. We used to have several in the house and they each had their own places they liked to hang out in. One used to live under the coffee grinder and watch us with his beady eyes following us in the kitchen. They kept the kitchen clear of bugs, so we loved them. Then we got a cat, who proceeded to methodically wipe them out.
ReplyDeleteLast night the stupid cat wouldn't leave a shopping bag alone and Grace said she heard some scratching sound from inside it. I figured she'd just heard the cat scratching the bag and picked it up and opened it and there was nothing except the cardboard stiffener inside it. The bag is new and the big factory creases make it difficult to open completely. I fiddled with it but couldn't find anything in it. I was about to tell Grace she'd imagined it. My hand was inside on the cardboard and I decided to pull it out so I could see the entire bag clearly when something crawled onto my thumb. I reflexively pulled out my hand quickly and whatever it was flew out and grazed my head on the way up. It landed a couple feet away from me and it was a good sized centipede, maybe 5 or 6 inches. The cat was on it instantly but didn't try to bite or anything, she was cautious. I got a can of fruit cocktail and used it to crush the head. We've been seeing more and more centipedes, I think the geckos used to eat them, too, while they were still tiny and not too dangerous. I wish we had our geckos back. But the cat IS kinda cute.
walt
I never much cared for sharing my bathroom with the geckos, either. I never screamed, but I did insist that Amoeba remove them.
ReplyDeleteOh Kay I would have let out a scream and everyone would have heard it! We have geckos here in NC too but none in the house (atleast none that I know about!).
ReplyDeleteI screem at all bugs, particularly if they scare me.
ReplyDeleteCute little fella though. Glad he's with you and not me.
We are battling Japanese beatles this weekend. Along with a handful of ants that came in for a drink!
Yucky
I would have screamed.
ReplyDelete(I nearly screamed seeing the photo --)