Blue Tailed Skink II

You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive… Psalm 68:18

Well no sooner did I post how evasive these blue-tailed skinks are than I manage to catch one in my own little hands!

I was digging around the yard one day and lifted up the corner of a tarp to find this beautiful lizard. Had he been in leaves or grass, he would have easily escaped. But as it was, the skink was surrounded by nothing but bare dirt. So I scooped him up for a moment, and my wife captured this picture. Then I laid my hand on some leaves and he darted away – disappearing in a flash, his freedom secure once again.

Note the tiny spikes on the tips of the skink’s toes. Unlike the toes of the tree frog which I wrote about recently, the skink uses these spikes to hold to small holes and cracks in the surface of whatever he is climbing on (like the sides of rocks), so he can gain heat from the sun. The spikes also help with traction, which is another reason skinks are so quick darting away from danger. They also help with digging and burrowing.

The above Scripture speaks of Jesus, and how He alone was able to set people free from the captivity of sin by His matchless sacrifice for us on the cross. I’ve heard that the value of something is determined by the price paid for it. Jesus paid the ultimate price for you. I hope you will consider what price He paid to set you free. See Got God?

Hope you have a great day.