#lopsided #garden #gardensculpture #metallizard #hornedlizard

This metal horned lizard is missing a foot. After working in animal rescue, I know “tripods” make some of the best companions and teach us about stoicism, adaptability, and the refusal to let joy be taken because something’s missing. Years ago, after a drought, I put this old dog bowl in the garden so the lizards would have a place to take a bath and drink water. I don’t keep this guy in the water all the time as pictured here–he’d rust--but as we’re starting to see lizards now that the weather’s warmer, he’s nearby as a lopsided guide to refreshment.