While sloshing around out in the floodwaters, I came across a little skink, marooned on a floating log. Skinks are usually shy little guys, but this one really had nowhere to go, so he posed quite nicely and let me get closer and closer to him.

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA

He worked it, too, like any good model. Here is his good side.

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA

He even walked (do skinks “walk”?) over to a nice section of the log and struck a nice curved pose for me.

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA

Skink staying dry on log during Trinity River flood, Texas Buckeye Trail, William Blair Park, Great Trinity Forest, Dallas, Texas, USA