snails

Haven't sat down at the computer to blog in several days (obviously), partially because of an unexpected trip north of Austin to buy a Subaru we found on craigslist. Great deal, great transaction. Woop! Plus while we were there, we found an old double-jogger for $50. Double woop! Just in time for baby Bennett's visit southward. I took it out for a test run yesterday, and this is weird, but it actually pulls you along and encourages you to jog! Like, walking with it seems unbearably slow, maybe because you're looking over at your tractor-trailer-sized shadow. I think I strained a muscle in my leg, which figures. If you jog only thrice a year, don't expect pretty results.

Anyway, I've still been lethargic and snaily, so I thought this would be a good time to post snail pics from a few weeks ago. Zoralee and I gathered these snails one morning after a night of rain. Somehow, despite the best efforts of the humans, a semblance of nature is thriving way deep down in the moist crevices of our manicured 2x10' lawn. 

the beginning of the photo shoot, when everybody was tucked snugly into their shell

close-up of the "a," 20 seconds later, when everybody started getting antsy

farting around - nobody takes their work seriously anymore

less than 2 minutes after the original picture

a bonus find!

I guess this would be a good time to mention that I have had this random fear whenever I stick my hand down into our sink drain, which I do to ensure there are no runaway silverwares before I start the disposal. Other people do that too, right? Anyway, lately I keep thinking there's going to be a dead mouse in there. How/why it would be there, I have no idea, but this thought seems to be a result of Rachel's and Amy's recent posts about finding little creatures in their homes. Another funny little way of being connected to people in tangible ways through blogville. Well, and Rachel is my sister too. But I've never met Amy, yet I think of her at random times anymore, like when I see birds. We're all connected, people.