our family of four came upon this well-dressed gentleman pulling himself along the street. we were beside an organic vegetable and herb garden just inland from the monterey peninsula, and i immediately thought how elegant he would look as a STILL blog subject, maybe climbing a stalk of nearby fennel, with a sheet of white tagboard held behind him. my son wanted to adopt him and carry him on an outstretched index finger for the rest of our trip down the california coast. my daughter wanted to save him and all of his kind from the tires of oncoming cars. and my husband began musing about butter and garlic. we were all looking at the same thing, and seeing four very different snails.

land snail

carmel, california