snails in sweden.

this past week has been a bit cloudy and rainy.
i dont mind it so much. makes for cozy days.
however. upon my travels in the great outdoors, i have noticed HUGE, BLACK slugs.
alright, when it rains and is wet, slimy creatures come out; slugs, worms, snails.

but one day in particular on my way to dollys, i was stopped in my tracks to find the worlds most perfect SNAIL. i mean, a perfect little shell, with its little body hanging out near a puddle.

i thought i found a rarity; i had never seen a perfect snail, ever. only in books, in cartoons, or on tv. but in real life? they live in sweden, i can tell you that.


[photo: http://hortipm.tamu.edu]

i wanted to bring it with me. and show dolly. so i picked it up. and it freaks out and went back in its perfect little shell. i soon found a little plastic cup on my walk, filled it with a little puddle water and threw in a leaf and twig. [ travel aquarium ? ]

onto the subway.. im sure people must have thought i was nuts when the little snail started sliming to the side of the cup and sticking its head out to peek around.

we made the travel to dollys and i held the cup up at his doorstep like a proud mother. "LOOK WHAT I FOUND!" dolly came in closer, curious. then soon shouted, "A SNAIL?! THAT IS DISGUSTING! GET RID OF IT! WHY DO YOU HAVE A SNAIL?!"

[ sfgkjnesrgkjnesth. ]

because its only the most amazing thing, EVER...

i was informed that mine was a REALLY small one...
so it is my mission in life on rainy days to find BIGGER ones !

perhaps i will wait for a unicorn to gallop out of the woods with a sign that will read, "welcome to sweden, colette."

hm.

xoxo.