on days when the sun is peeking out, even a little bit, we get to see snail tracks. when it's gray out, they blend in with the sidewalk and are hard to see, but when the sun catches them, they glisten. we're not 100% sure that's what they are, as we've never caught a snail in the act of crossing, but we do see them on the other side of the sidewalk and we're putting 2 and 2 together. every day francis looks for them as part of his walk to school..."maybe today we'll see snail tracks", and when we see them, we marvel. when the tracks loop around in circles, he'll giggle: where are they going? what are they doing? we see snails on the garden walls, and especially in the bushes (? i didn't know snails could climb up into bushes, but, yup, they're up there.) and if they're on the path to danger, he'll pick them up and put them back in the grass...
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i love this picture...and i hope they are snail tracks. such a great idea that they sneak across the sidewalk leaving invisible trails behind them only to glisten in the sun! fun!
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