Hey y'all!  Do any of you know what this is?If you read the title, you probably safely guessed that it was a Leopard Gecko.  So it is.   This picture is not of the exact leopard gecko my tale is about, but it looks similar.   Now, grab some popcorn, sit back and listen, or rather, read, my tale...

My tale begins one morning a few weeks ago...My father was in our downstairs bathroom, when he saw something in the corner.  It looked like a toy two headed beast of some sort.  Upon closer observation, my dad noticed the "thing" was breathing!  He emptied the trash can into the sink, grabbed a piece of wood that was handy, and approuched the creature.  He nudged it into the trash can and brought it upstairs.  I awoke about an hour or so after this happened.  I was greeted by my brother and sister saying, "Look what dad caught in the bathroom!"  I looked and saw the creature in the picture above.  My brother continued, "It was probably the previous owner's pet."  He nudged me, "Do you think it's a leopard gecko?"  The reason he said that was there was something after a TV show we watch occasionally that is about a boy and his Leopard Gecko.  It annoys us.  But anyway, I looked up leopard gecko and found that indeed, that is what we had.  It had been living in our house for about 6 months!  We still don't know what it was eating and drinking and stuff, but we have it in a box and my brother and sisters have dubbed it "Shepard the Desert Leopard".  I brought it to Biology once and got extra credit.  : )

Fun Fact:

Unlike most Gecko's, Leopard Gecko's can't climb vertical surfaces!

School started 3 weeks ago for us and we just finished learning about Ancient Egypt.  I wish we could have studied that longer.  : (  I enjoy Ancient Eygpt.  I am in 9th grade this year.  My least favorite subject is Algebra.  I don't have a favorite subject really.  For Grammar I am using Rod and Staff.  For History we are using Tapestry of Grace.  For science, me and Rose are taking a Biology class.  With dissections and everything!!!  The book being used is Exploring Creation through Biology 2nd Edition from Apologia.  I am looking forward to it!  I will also be taking a sewing class with Rose.  Our first project is a Christmas dress for ourselves.  I am planning to make the dress Emma is wearing in this picture.  With different fabrics and a higher neckline of course.

Well, sorry if I bored you with such a long post.  Animaltalk, your sea dragon post is coming.  As always, I appreciate comments.  See you all later!

Niki

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