Steve wrote, "On a Memorial Day weekend walk at Pelican Bluffs with friends, I encountered this lizard on the trail. They're great photo subjects - they don't move a muscle!”

Steve’s wife, Nancy, told me this type of lizard is often bitten by ticks. There is a protein in the lizard’s blood that cleanses the tick of Lyme disease. They also eat ticks and other invertebrates such as insects and spiders. Perhaps a cure for Lyme disease will come from studying how this lizard is able to neutralize it. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Thanks to Steve for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

It's already heating up on the Mendonoma Coast. Point Arena puts on their annual fireworks tomorrow night, Saturday, at the Pier. And the parade is Sunday at noon. The weather should be great if you like it warm.