Magical Bayou Skinks!

   There is an oak tree that is right next to the arbor that covers the French doors.   The tree is hollow with lots of openings in roots and even holes in the trunk.  This makes it perfect for lots of critters to hide.  Recently, there are skinks in the hollow tree.  This is good, by my way of thinking, as they can rid the place of other critters.  Since I work in the plants a good bit, the skinks have come to realize that I am not going to harm them and, hence, have come to be quite sociable.  If I am watering or trimming the plants, the lizards will often come out and hang with me.  To me, they are beautiful creatures and I am happy for their company.

   A couple of days ago, someone asked me "What does it mean if a skink is in your house?"  I suppose by living on the Bayou and by living the way I do, I am supposed to believe in a whole bunch of superstitions.  Actually, it is just the opposite.  My way of life has made me able to see things in blunt ways of reality.  Hocus pocus is for those who wish to be something they are not.  Not that the things I do are not questionable by some folks' standards, it is just that I have a more logical way of thinking than seems to be the consensus.  Anyway, the question was posed so....I answered.  

  It was all I could do to keep a straight face when giving my "insightful" answer.  After much ado about nothing I finally delivered my thoughts in such a way that the answer was purely magical!  "Well, if a skink dwells within your home, it means you have roaches."  Yep!  How was that for an answer from someone who deals with "potions, magic and spells"?  Really, now?  Come on, folks.  Bayou Magic!  You gotta love it!