I never knew how beautiful these little snails were. This guy was trucking along the stoop this morning so I stooped down to click a picture before I moved him to a safer route. From afar these look gray with a gray house, but up close, Wow, what beautiful color and texture. What a lovely surprise to start my day.
And in keeping with the nature theme, Husband directed me outside this morning to see the largest earthworm ever birthed. Now, I wear a size 10 shoe. No, I am not one of the lucky ones with a small, lovely foot. The ones that go into the shoe store and come out with all these cute and colorful styles. Try putting on a red floral, size 10 and see if they don't come across as clown feet. But, I digress... This ginormous worm was longer than my ginormous tennis shoe. Even though I was impressed with its size I did not feel the need to whip out my camera. Although, I could have been as surprised with him as I was with the snail.
To top the day off, this beauty was wandering a customer's front lawn. He was stately with vibrant plumage of red and orange and iridescent black/teal tail feathers. This one I could not not photograph. Nature is amazing if we remember to stop and look.
With tomorrow being Saturday, hopefully there will be more opportunities to enjoy nature's gifts at a less hurried pace.
Peace,
Hilari
