Sunshine is all wrapped up and snuggly and safely tucked for Amy’s New Year’s Eve celebration, which involves beating pots and pans with wood spoons and ooohing at fireworks and playing games and munching treats. I hope Sunshine doesn’t mind the racket!
Amy is a great swimmer, a veritable dolphin. (When I swim with her, she sticks to me like a friendly octopus!) Amy’s wonderful mom taxis her to and from swim team, where Amy has learned all the standard strokes: crawl, breast stroke, back stroke, and even butterfly. Sunshine is mom’s junior cabbie, perched on her leg, helping her navigate Gilbert’s busy streets. Of course, Amy and Sunshine are always glad to be reunited after swim team.
Amy is remodeling Sunshine’s apartment. Actually, this is his short-term rental, as it were, where Sunshine sometimes hangs out during the day while Amy does her homework. Comfy quarters. His main house is a large glass tank with a rope hammock and a heat lamp. No crickets jumping around in there–Sunshine ate them all!
Amy loves to love and pamper Sunshine. He is so calm and gentle and patient. And Amy takes such good care of him.
“I love you, Sunshine.”
Thank you, Sunshine, for helping me with my homework!
I love you!
(I’m so glad you’re so cute and so smart!)
Like I have told you before, Sunshine and Amy are inseparable.
Having enjoyed a hot bath, it’s time to chill on the couch in a hair-drying towel and read a book together.
Sunshine, not knowing how to read (yet), is content to listen and gaze off into imagination.
I think he is growing long and stout under all Amy’s pampering!
Sunshine is enjoying a warm bath with his new bath buddy. Ducky was a little worried at first to be swimming with a thorny-headed bearded dragon. But now they get along famously.
Happy Halloween!!
Amy could not, of course, leave Sunshine out of Halloween, so she made him a costume hat. Cute little Sunshine became the dreaded Dragon Witch. Well, with a pink witch’s hat and a pink spider, Sunshine can’t be too scary. Which is good, because Sunshine, although a thorny dragon lizard, is a gentle pleasant little beast. So I think Amy has struck the perfect scary-cute balance, don’t you!
Happy Halloween!
Fall evenings in Arizona are still hot! But not too hot to lie in a hammock in the shade. Amy made Sunshine his own little felt hammock, and together the two friends rock away: singing, telling stories, and just thinking about life.
Sunshine is always up for Sunday Story Time.
And Amy loves to read.
The more books the better.
Legos seem to be a favorite toy for children . . . and bearded dragons. At least that’s how it is for Amy and Sunshine. It’s always a good time to dump out the Lego bin and get to creating something fun, imaginative, and . . . lizardy.
Normally scuttling around on the floor or table top, or warming in his rope hammock, Sunshine seemed to enjoyed the view of the world from the top of Amy’s head. A little perspective makes all the difference. But, hold on, Sunshine!
(Amy’s dog Coconut is pleased to have made her first cameo appearance on this blog.)
Amy and Sunshine like playing Leap Frog (or is it Leap Lizard). And, when they’re tired of jumping over each other, they take a stroll through the house. Sunshine is keeping a sharp eye out for enemies and obstacles. Good dragon.
When Amy reads , Sunshine is all in, especially when the book is about his reptile cousins.
They are both enjoying Lyle, Lyle the Crocodile.
Understand that Sunshine is not soft–he is spiky and prickly! But Amy knows he is also sweet, and has a soft heart and gentle disposition. And nothing beats a warm-hearted friend to snuggle with at bed time. Good night Sunshine. Keep each other safe and snug.
Whereas Sunshine may be Amy’s art instructor (see Bearded Dragon Mermaids), Amy is Sunshine’s piano teacher. They make a good pair, don’t you think?!
I learned recently that Sunshine is Amy’s occasional art instructor. Today’s lesson was in the animal fantasy genre, with the specific subject of bearded dragon mermaids. They look so friendly and peaceful. Hmm, any resemblance to the instructor? Of course!
Amy helped Sunshine find a comfortable place to rest, on a crescent moon. They seem made for each other. Rock-A-Bye Sunshine, on a moon rise. When Amy blows, the crescent will rock.
This little skater girl is ready for a ride, pulled by Sunshine in his custom harness. Now, if we could just get Sunshine to move….
Amy shows no end to her creativity when it comes to her bestie Sunshine.
Even a lizard enjoys a little spa time, and Amy sees that Sunshine does not go without. Being a creature of the Australian Outback desert, a warm bath is in order, followed by time lounging under the sun lamp. Isn’t his color gorgeous? All I can say is, if I were a bearded dragon, I would want Amy to be my human.
Amy knows Sunshine is smarter than he lets on. She made him a magnetic block maze and trained him to navigate through it. Here is Sunshine exiting his lizard’s labyrinth with victorious speed. I wonder what Amy will think of next?
Amy decided her Bearded Dragon could use some spa time. So, she gave Sunshine a manicure (or it is pedicure?), including painted fingernails/toenails. Excellent color choice, Amy. A red-jeweled bracelet provided the final touch.
