Monday 21 May 2012

Sprint training................................................................for the Snail Olympics

The Robin taking advantage of my gardening yesterday wasn't the only creature I enjoyed watching.

This snail was showing a real turn of speed.

On your Marks!

Get Set!

Go!

The sprint is on...

...it's the length of a brick.

almost there...

...stretching for the tape!

crossing the finish line...

... which was a bit of a hurdle.

No problem.

I now have sore knees from crawling on the patio trying to get close to this speedy little chap.
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28 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl21 May 2012 at 22:21

    this was great! the snail race had me laughing (thanks to your commentary) but your ending line did too! :)

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  2. Bob Bushell21 May 2012 at 22:33

    A nice commentary, the snail doing a mile, great photos.

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  3. Pantherka21 May 2012 at 22:42

    Andrew, this is beautiful! Great photos and great comments!

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  4. Susan Scheid21 May 2012 at 22:51

    Clever shots--you must have been very, very patient to get them!

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  5. Dianne21 May 2012 at 22:57

    That's what you call going flat out .... It put a smile on my face ... Very cute.

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  6. Melbourne Australia Photos21 May 2012 at 22:58

    Great series of shots, Andrew. I enjoyed the snail olympics :-)

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  7. Magia da Inês21 May 2012 at 23:39

    ¸.•°`♥✿⊱╮
    ❤♡ Impressionante como ele está camuflado!!!
    Essa série ficou maravilhosa... imagino o tempo e a paciência que você teve para esperar ele movimentar.
    Boa semana!
    Beijos.
    Brasil
    ¸.•°`♥✿⊱╮

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  8. Brian King21 May 2012 at 23:41

    LOL! Now that was funny! No doubt you had the shutter speed set as high as it would go. ;-)

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  9. Revrunner21 May 2012 at 23:51

    But what was the goal? Or was it just the thrill of the race? :-)

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  10. Carole M.22 May 2012 at 02:06

    great photos Drew, you'd wonder how they can slither over tough territory like that at all. I don't have them in my garden; some small slugs now and again but the blue-tongues must devour them all

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  11. Dave22 May 2012 at 02:11

    I'm tired from watching! I hope you're alright after that exciting garden event!

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  12. Michelle22 May 2012 at 02:55

    This is a great series!

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  13. Rohrerbot22 May 2012 at 06:13

    These are really nice. You've got some cool snails in your area. I'd love to see these guys around my garden:)

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  14. cieldequimper22 May 2012 at 07:22

    Lol, I used to love doing this with my two pet snails when I was a child!

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  15. Malgorzata Ingstad22 May 2012 at 07:26

    Sweet story - I love it! And your close-ups!!!

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  16. 黄清华 Wong Ching Wah22 May 2012 at 11:54

    But I think it looks like a winner !

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  17. NatureStop22 May 2012 at 13:09

    Just found your blog and enjoyed going through it...Lovely captures and I enjoyed and smiled throuh each shot.Thanks for sharing!

    Shantana

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  18. MadSnapper22 May 2012 at 14:21

    this is amazing, i LOVE IT, really I do. I also love the picture in my mind of your crawling alone snapping away. watch out you are turning into a MadSnapper.

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  19. Amila Kanchana22 May 2012 at 16:52

    Fantastic set of photos! I've not been able to show any of our native snails on my blog so far,they seem to be so scarce,and the invasive Giant African Snails are a completely different story!

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  20. Gillian Olson22 May 2012 at 17:56

    Andrew this is a wonderful series, you must have been using high speed shots.

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  21. Unknown22 May 2012 at 18:40

    What a very cool sequence! Snails are such amazing animals.

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  22. Arija22 May 2012 at 20:26

    Looks like he's in great training but if you want to get into serious snail-racing, you will have to invest in a pair of tilers' knee pads.

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  23. Andrea @ From The Sol23 May 2012 at 02:11

    What fun ... and what an energetic little snail. He must have a destination in mind. Hope your knees recover for another day of racing ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  24. Mary Howell Cromer23 May 2012 at 12:12

    I had to come back to see this series Andrew and I adore it. How clever and also the images are such wonderful ones~

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  25. Kovács Miklós23 May 2012 at 15:58

    Funny photos and commentaries :)
    I liked it :)

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  26. Anonymous25 May 2012 at 00:54

    LoL... I don't know what's funnier, the snail race or the image I have in my head of you crawling on your knees following it! ;)

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  27. Jim25 May 2012 at 12:39

    Fabulous! YOU are the winner for these photos! Nice job!

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  28. Deno26 May 2012 at 16:13

    Great photos, and commentary!

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