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Not all those who wander are lost...

"One's destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things" - H. Miller

"We shall not cease from exploration, And the end of all our exploring, Will be to arrive where we started, And know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot

"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living" - M. Beard

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Here's one of the little guys I spotted during breakfast.  I think he's going through some kind of molt at the moment. I should have snuck something in for size reference - he's about as long as my pointer finger.
Nope, not the human kind.  We have been joined by several sticky-footed salamander type creatures who can be seen on walls, doors and scurrying around on the tile floor.  They are friendly enough, but I don't look forward to the day when I accidentally step on one . . . barefoot.  Sadly, they seem to have a particular affinity for our low-grade washer and more than once I have shaken a wet, pale, shrunken little corpse from my laundry.  Ew.
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  1. Amanda on March 15, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Not sure if i could get used to that! I would have to constantly check my shoes before putting them on!

     


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