My brain always in alert for theme pictures, I thought this would be the perfect model for a Macro shot. I hurried into the house to catch my camera. I ran into Mr. G. who wanted to smoke his cigarette on the terrace.
"What happens ?" he asked,
"nothing" I said, "I am looking for my camera ! Do you know where it is ?"
"No, but you don't have to hurry " he said "it won't run away".
And as usual I couldn't find the dammit camera ! I finally found it in my purse, which was not in the kitchen as usual but in my room.
Mr. G. wasn't right ! this was a speedy snail ! It had moved and crossed the border to another tile ! And while I took this first picture before I switched to "macro" mode,
it had made this unbelievable distance when I took this second picture ! I think it was the fastest snail ever !
I just finished my shootings when it retired in it's house !
I put the snail killer product around the garden because these creatures eat up everything ! Last year I had stopped to count the empty shells at 150, after having declared war to the snails ! they are a real nuisance although good, but ugly macro models.
I arrived in Eastbourne (UK) yesterday evening and will write more tomorrow.
